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Ashe Sheriff’s Office: Assault Rifle Falls During Motorcycle Chase
West Jefferson, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 29-year-old Joseph Daniel Dillard of West Jefferson for…
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Federal Plea in Ashe County Cell Phone Tower Fraud Case, Victim Losses of Approximately $816,460.29
Ashe County, NC – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the conviction and plea agreement in a federal criminal case following…
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Creston Man Arrested on Trafficking
Creston, N.C. – Sheriff. B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 33-year-old Justin Allen Musgrove of Creston, N.C., on 2…
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Ashe Sheriff’s Office 5th Annual RoofTop Cops Raises Over $15,000
The Ashe County Sheriff's Office hosted its annual Rooftop Cops event on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in observance of Childhood…
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Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Keeko has received donation of body armor
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Keeko has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from…
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Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing person – Steven Wayne Lecount
August 10th, 2025, Steven Wayne Lecount was reported missing from Howell Rd in Lansing, NC. Mr. Lecount is 5'8 and…
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Pennington Charged with 10 Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Warrensville, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 42-year-old William Michael Pennington of Warrensville, NC, for 10…
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Caught Hiding with Charges from Wilkes County
Lansing, N.C. – Sheriff B Phil Howell announces the arrest of 43-year-old Kenneth Kirkland Pittman of Lansing, NC, for failure…
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Dishman Brothers Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Jefferson, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 63-year-old Barry Gale Dishman of Crumpler, NC, and 58-year-old…
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Ashe Sheriff: The “Lawn Ranger” (not the good kind)
Jefferson, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 26-year-old Chase Newton Sumner after an investigation recovered several…
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