Breaking and Entering Suspects Arrested in Pinetown after Search of Wooded Area | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    On Friday, January 24, 2025, at approximately 4:07 a.m. Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree, located on North Boyd Rd. at NC 32 North in Pinetown in reference to a vehicle that was involved in a breaking and entering at a nearby residence.

    During the investigation, deputies learned that two suspects had traveled of foot between the victim's residence and the store. Deputies were able to track their footprints in the snow. Deputies located a third subject inside the suspect's vehicle, and he was taken into custody.

    Deputies conducted a search of the wooded area near the scene but were unable to locate the two suspects. Deputies were able to recover items believed to be stolen in the incident during the search. On January 24, 2025, at approximately 11:29 a.m. the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of the suspects entering the woods near Jefferson Rd. and North Boyd Rd. in Pinetown.

    Deputies and Detectives responded to the area, set up a perimeter, and began searching the section of woods where the suspects were last seen. Deputies and Detectives located the suspects in the woods and took them into custody. Additional property, believed to have been stolen during the initial incident was located.

    The following individuals were arrested and charged during the investigation:

    27-year-old Angel Hope-Nicole Bass of Bladenboro NC was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center on $27,500 secured bond for the following charges:

    (1) Count of Felony Breaking and Entering

    (1) Count of Felony Larceny After Breaking and Entering

    (1) Order For Arrest for Failure to Appear on Probation Violation

    26-year-old Joshua Dean Johnson of Bladenboro NC was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center on $2,500 secured bond for the following charges:

    (1) Count of Felony Breaking and Entering

    (2) Count of Felony Larceny After Breaking and Entering

    25-year-old John Wayne Cooper Jr of Elizabethtown NC was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center on $2,500 secured bond for the following charges:

    (1) Count of Felony Accessory After the Fact

    Sheriff Scott Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office at (252) 946-7111. You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252) 974-6400 or submit your confidential tip by downloading the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office App and selecting Submit A Tip.

• Sheriff Scott Hammonds
•     Beaufort County Sheriff's Office