Inmate found dead at Burke County Jail
Image above courtesy of the Burke County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE On Sept. 19, 2018, Charles Bynum Hughes, age 32,
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Investigation continues in Burke County officer-involved shooting
We’re getting new details about an officer involved shooting in Burke County. Ann Wyatt Little with WSIC News Partner Fox
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Morganton man charged in Hickory homicide investigation
PRESS RELEASE Hickory – On August 20, 2017, Hickory Police, with the assistance of Morganton Department of Public Safety, Burke
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Morganton man who crashed trying to pass Trooper sentenced
PRESS RELEASE Charles Edward O’Neil, 46, of Morganton, was given an active prison term of three to five years for
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Attempted ISIS supporter Justin Sullivan gets second life sentence in state court
PRESS RELEASE A Morganton man who was given a federal life sentence for an attempted act of terrorism three weeks
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Justin Sullivan gets life in prison for attempted ISIS support
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON – Justin Nojan Sullivan, 21, of Morganton, North Carolina, was sentenced today to life in prison for
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Sentencing Tuesday for NC man convicted of trying to support ISIS
A North Carolina man convicted of trying to support ISIS will learn his fate at sentencing tomorrow. Morganton resident Justin
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Sheriff’s Office: Tip from alert citizen nets arrests in B&E case
PRESS RELEASE On Thursday, June 22, 2017, at approximately 6:00 PM, Alexander County 911 was notified of a possible Breaking
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District Attorney: Man who purchased teen as sex slave sentenced
PRESS RELEASE A Morganton man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a
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Morganton man gets 25 years for attempted murder
PRESS RELEASE A Morganton man will spend the next 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in Burke County Superior
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