DWI Accident Turns into Much More | Eastern North Carolina Now

News Release:

    On July 27th, 2015, at approximately 08:30 AM, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received an Agency Assist request from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in reference to a DWI related traffic collision which occurred on July 24, 2015 near the 1000 block of Mill Road in Chocowinity.

    During the collision, three (3) minor children sustained injuries, and were nearly ejected from the vehicle after it began spinning out of control and flipped into a drainage ditch. The Sheriff's Office additionally contacted the Beaufort County Department of Social Services regarding the incident.

Leketa "Keta" Lavone Gordon
Jenisha Vmmecca Moore


    During the investigation it was discovered the parties involved had attended a social gathering where large quantities of alcohol were consumed. Investigators conducted interviews and gathered evidence. As a result of information and evidence gathered during the investigation, Investigator Jonathan Fowler applied for and obtained warrants charging Leketa "Keta" Lavone Gordon, of Bonner Street in Washington, Henry Lee Gordon, of East 11th Street in Washington, Jenisha Vmmecca Moore, of Charlie Lane in Chocowinity, and Verna Angelica Rodgers, of Willow Acres in Williamston with three (3) counts of Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Physical Injury, and three (3) counts of Contributing to the Delinquency/ Neglect of a Juvenile. Both Laketa and Henry were charged with Driving While Impaired and other traffic related offenses by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

    On December 1st, 2015, Laketa "Keta" Lavone Gordon was arrested by members of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division. She was presented before Magistrate D. Sadler and released on a $10,000.00 unsecured bond.

    On December 16th, 2015, Henry Lee Gordon was arrested by members of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division. He was held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $1,500.00 secured bond set by Magistrate E. Holmes.

    Both Jenisha Vmmecca Moore, and Verna Angelica Rodgers are still at large. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jenisha Vmmecca Moore, and Verna Angelica Rodgers is asked to contact Beaufort County Crime Stoppers by phone, text or through their website. Call (252) 974-6400; text a tip anonymously by dialing 274637 on a cellphone and in the body of the message, type BCSO131 and the tip; or submit a tip through the Crime Stoppers website, www.beaufortcountycrimestoppers.com, by following the "Tip Line" link and filling out an online form. Calls, texts, and emails are anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest. Tipsters do not have to give their name to receive a reward.

    Contact: Lieutenant Wesley Waters
         Criminal Investigations Division

    Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
    210 North Market Street
    Washington, N.C. 27889
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