The Beaufort County Jail Committee meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 3:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Jail Committee will meet on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Published: Monday, February 24th, 2020 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Jail Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington, NC.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jail expenses in excess of normal jail costs are continuing to accumulate at he the rate of about $25,000 per month.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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It is a pleasure to write about good news and what appears to be an improving jail situation. Two events are going to help a lot.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 8:09 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Commissioner Jerry Langley formally initiated the conversation among the Beaufort County Commissioners that a new jail or "Public Safety Complex" (vernacular for Progressives) should be considered and built.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington Police Department is requesting assistance in locating the following individuals in reference to Felony Break/Enter of Motor Vehicles in the Washington Area.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 2:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On May 29, 2019, The Washington Police Department arrested Dontavious Kayshon Andjuar (1231 Maple Street Washington NC) for Felony Break/Enter of a Motor Vehicle, Misdemeanor Larceny, Misdemeanor Attempt Break/Enter of a Motor Vehicle.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 7:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Normally, I think of the Grand Jury being my protection or stop gap between overly enthusiastic prosecutors and the court system.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 7:23 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Why do we need a jail?
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 @ 11:10 am
By: Hood Richardson
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On Wednesday March 27, 2019, The Washington Police Department arrested Mindy Renee Sullivan, W/F, 38 y/o, 821 Nashville Road, Rocky Mount North Carolina in connection with the Player's Vape armed robbery on March 25, 2019 in Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 9:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Those who want to build a new Beaufort County jail are back. They are the same kind of scheme that cost Beaufort County taxpayers over 40 million dollars in new schools about ten years ago.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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On Monday September 25th 2017 at about 2:00 pm a resident of Slatestone Road in Washington was robbed in his garage at gun point. The victim told Beaufort County Deputies a black male suspect came into his garage, pointed a gun at him and demanded money
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 6:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In October of 2015, at the encouragement of several county commissioners, members of the judiciary, and many people in the community, Sheriff Ernie Coleman applied for assistance from the National Institute of Corrections to perform an assessment of our Jail and Justice System
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In each county in North Carolina, the sheriff and board of county commissioners share responsibility for the jail.
Published: Monday, September 21st, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, I was sent a PDF of a Washington Daily News editorial, by William Buonanno of Chocowinity, detailing the certain ulterior motive by Commissioner Hood Richardson in regards to his campaign to keep the county jail in Beaufort County's county seat.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2015 @ 8:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have attached a copy of the death investigation report conducted by DHHS.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It has taken some 2 months to get there, but I finally got a first-hand look at our basement jail which has been the source of much discussion in recent months.
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 7:46 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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On Monday evening, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted to stop all spending and construction planning on the proposed new jail by adopting several measures in a resolution presented to the Board by the Stop the Jail Committee.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Until you have felt the sting of miscarried justice and been in a bad and filthy jail, you have no compassion for those in our County Jail right now! How many citizens have spent the night there and eaten the food to see what it really is???
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Grand Juries are required by General Statute to inspect the county jail one time each year. The Beaufort County Grand Jury did its duty according to their report dated June 23, 2014.
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:33 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Lying is a tough subject for most of us to talk about. The absolute, unvarnished truth can cause a lot of trouble. All of us are guilty, at times, of not telling the whole truth.
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 12:01 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Last week I told you how the Gang of Four, comprised of Democrats Ed Booth, Jerry Langley, and Robert Belcher along with the ultimate RINO Al Klemm were going to spend Beaufort County's entire savings, about ten million dollars.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 1:58 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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I never cease to be amazed that there are residents of Beaufort County who continue to struggle to understand the jail issues. Some people are dedicated to the thought that every government and every person on the planet makes decisions based on facts, reason and logic.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 2:19 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Washington, NC is the same as Washington, DC when it comes to making bad decisions, dirty dealing and subverting the State and Federal Constitutions.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 5:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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No one has yet offered any kind of cash flow spreadsheet for the public to use in assessing the proposed jail to be built in Chocowinity.
Published: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 11:59 am
By: Warren Smith
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A criticism of Sheriff Alan Jordan's failure to meet his responsibilities concerning the Beaufort County Jail.
Published: Monday, April 14th, 2014 @ 12:49 am
By: John Latham
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This evening it is important to continue to evaluate the process of the jail project.
Published: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 @ 6:48 pm
By: Keith D Kidwell
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The Beaufort County Commissioners' retreat, held today and again tomorrow (February 20 - 21, 2014) at the North Carolina Estuarium, will not be attended by Commissioners Hood Richardson and Stan Deatherage.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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While most Beaufort County voters are concerned about the way the new 20 million dollar jail experience has unfolded, I am not sure they know what the plan is.
Published: Saturday, March 8th, 2014 @ 8:37 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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