On 5-07-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Malcom Eugene Smith, 148 Holloman Street in Washington and Marquis Jamal Arrington, 23 years of age, of 2010 West Barr Road in Chocowinity. They were charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
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On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Beaufort County Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment against 24-year-old Brady O’Neil Daniels of Wallace, NC, charging him with the murder of Billy Joe Bell in 2023.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 7:25 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in a wooded area near Pamlico Plantation in Washington NC.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:58 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In the past month, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Patrol and K9 Division have arrested 10 people in the county on felony drug charges.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 7:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On December 12, 2025, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested 27-year-old Nikkopenia Terra Echevarria of Washington, NC on multiple felony drug charges.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 1:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Beaufort County District Attorney Thomas D. Anglim disclosed that Ryan Austin Stalls was convicted of two counts attempted murder and one count of attempted first degree ex offense and first-degree kidnapping following a guilty plea in Beaufort County on December 9, 2025.
Published: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 8:35 am
By: Shannon Jarvis
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On December 22, 2025, Deputies from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Aurora/Richlands area for a report of a foul odor coming from inside a rental property where a tenant had previously moved out.
Published: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 2:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On December 5, 2025, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested 39-year-old, Arnold Gerard Whitney of Belhaven, NC on multiple drug and weapon charges.
Published: Friday, December 12th, 2025 @ 8:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday December 9th, 2025, 33-year-old Ryan Austin Stalls pled guilty in Beaufort County Superior Court to the following charges:
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 @ 12:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today I officially filed for re-election, seeking to continue my service to the citizens of Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 @ 11:31 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On January 27, 2025 Washington Police Department officers and Washington Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the area of Bonner Street and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in reference to a report of a motor vehicle crash.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 @ 2:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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During the past month, members from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, Patrol Division and K9 Unit have charged seven people in the county on felony drug charges.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2025 @ 9:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating a wanted person. On October 27, 2025, 40-year-old Givon Montrell Hodges of Washington, NC left Superior Court in Beaufort County and failed to return.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 @ 4:43 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On April 25, 2024, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jaleza Aneice Alexander on multiple drug charges.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 @ 7:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received reports of multiple vehicle break-ins between December 6 th and December 9 th in the areas of Turkey Trot Rd., South Asbury Church Rd. and Magnolia School Rd. in Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 @ 9:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls from concerned parents regarding a past incident that occurred at Bath Elementary School. I would like to assure the public that there is no current threat of school violence.
Published: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 @ 1:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Saturday, October 11th, 2025, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at 739 Cherry Rd, Washington NC for a 911 call reporting a male subject being shot.
Published: Friday, October 17th, 2025 @ 10:50 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Sunday, September 21, 2025 at approximately 1900 hours, Washington Police Department units were dispatched to the 600 block of West 9th Street in reference to a possible shooting in progress.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 8:41 pm
By: Announcements
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On December 16 th the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Response Team along with officers from the Washington Police Department joined forces to arrest a subject wanted in Beaufort and Pitt County for ten outstanding warrants that included multiple felony charges.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2025 @ 3:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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