All tagged robert strother
Robert Lee Strother had his first appearance in court this morning and is now being held at the W.E. “Billy” Smith Detention Center in Kinston. He was treated and released at a local hospital on Sunday after being taken into custody Saturday night near a residence on Banks School Road.
Suspect Robert Lee Strother has been apprehended tonight. Strother, the subject of a man hunt by local law enforcement agencies in Lenoir and surrounding counties, shot LCSO Dep. Steven Key Thursday night and seriously wounding a Lenoir County resident Friday morning. Law enforcement searched for Strother throughout the day on Friday after locating the truck Strother stole.
***ARMED AND DANGEROUS***
The multi-agency manhunt for Robert Lee Strother continued throughout the night Friday into Saturday morning in the Kennedy Home Road corridor. As the sun rises over Lenoir County this morning, more agencies will be on hand to assist the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, including Greene County, said LCSO Maj. Ryan Dawson. He also asked for the public’s aid in apprehending Strother, who has multiple felony charges pending after shooting LCSO Dep. Steven Key Thursday night and seriously wounding a Lenoir County resident Friday morning and stealing his truck.
“If anyone has any tips about this case, please call 252-559-6118,” Dawson said. “We also appreciate the thoughts and prayers from Lenoir County residents the past couple of days in regards to this situation.”
