Last Updated on May 5, 2025 12:50 pm
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Boone Police responded to Walmart for larceny. A male subject entered the store at 8:45 pm and obtained a baseball bat. The subject utilized the bat to damage display cases located in the Jewelry Department. The subject took several pieces of jewelry and left the store.
During the investigation, the male subject was identified as 30-year-old Peter Grant Catoe of Knollwood Drive in Boone. The Boone Police Department Criminal Investigations Division obtained a search warrant for Catoe’s residence. Upon the execution of the search warrant, several pieces of the stolen jewelry from Walmart were recovered.
Peter Catoe was placed under arrest and charged with Felony Larceny and Felony Damage to Property. Catoe was issued a court date in Watauga County District Court on June 30, 2025 and placed in the custody of the Watauga County Detention Center under a $25,000.00 secured bond.
The Boone Police Department would like to thank the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office for assisting with this investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Sergeant Candace Burlingame at 828-268-6940 or candace.burlingame@townofboone.net.
