Person County Sheriff's Office
Law enforcement agency in Person County
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Troubled nonprofit execs out on bond after high-speed chase through Person and Orange counties
Person County deputies took two men linked to a Triangle-area nonprofit into custody days after taking authorities on a chase through several counties. Deputies said the two bonded out the same day.
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Father and son plead guilty in 2022 murder of 80-year-old Person County grandmother
According to the Person County Sheriff's Office, Roger Wilkerson and his son, Troy Wilkerson, pleaded guilty to the murder of Nancy Horton. Roger Wilkerson will spend the rest of his life in prison for first-degree murder.
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Sheriff: 700 guns stolen from Person County estate
Person County investigators seized around 700 firearms believed to have been stolen from an estate.
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Person County speaks with property owner after massive college party
A massive, off-campus party in Timberlake celebrating North Carolina Central University's homecoming quickly became dangerously overcrowded with an estimated 5,000 attendees. It forced law enforcement to shut it down when first responders couldn't navigate the area.
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Organizer apologizes to Person County leaders after party gets out of hand
A massive North Carolina Central University homecoming party in Timberlake quickly became dangerously overcrowded with an estimated 5,000 attendees, forcing law enforcement to shut it down when first responders couldn't navigate the area.
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Four injured in car crash after Person County party, driver charged with DWI
The Person County Sheriff's Office will not press charges against organizers of a large, unsanctioned North Carolina Central University homecoming party held off-campus. The driver involved in a nearby crash is charged with DWI and reckless driving.
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No charges for unsanctioned university's homecoming party; driver in crash faces DWI charge
The Person County Sheriff's Office will not press charges against organizers of a large, unsanctioned North Carolina Central University homecoming party held off-campus. The driver involved in a nearby crash is charged with DWI and reckless driving.
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At least two people hurt after chase ends in crash in Person County
Just after 3 p.m., Person County Sheriff Wilborn said a deputy was in pursuit of a car. The crash ended with two cars crashing into one another on 15-501 in Person County. The drivers of both cars were taken to Duke Hospital.
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Person Co. sheriff defends deputies after viral video of arrest
The Person County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday defended deputies and their handling of an arrest caught on camera.
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Person Co. Sheriff responds to video of arrest using Taser in Roxboro
The Person County Sheriff is defending his deputies and their handling of an arrest that was caught on camera.
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Man shot by deputy in Person County was waving gun at passing cars, officials say
Deputies said they commanded the man to drop the weapon and raise his hands. However, they said the man refused to comply and instead fired two rounds. A deputy fired his gun, hitting the man.
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Deputy shoots & kills man waving firearm at passing cars, authorities say
Deputies said they commanded the man to drop the weapon and raise his hands. However, they said the man refused to comply and instead fired two rounds. A deputy fired his gun, hitting the man.
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Body found in Person County lake Saturday morning
The Person County sheriff confirmed that a body was found in Mayo Lake near the bridge on NC Highway 49.
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Theft suspect arrested after manhunt by Person County authorities
Authorities in Person County caught Allen Brandon, who stole a gun, vehicle and a police scanner, after stealing a car and crashing it in Virginia Thursday morning.
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Candidate for Person County Sheriff says someone shot at campaign signs in yard
A gunman opened fire on a Person County Sheriff's candidate campaign sign in his own front yard.
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Beloved Person County deputy passes away from pancreatitis at 60
A police escort will transport Person County Deputy Michael Currier, who died earlier this week, from Durham to a funeral home in Roxboro on Thursday.
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Man in custody after three-hour standoff in Person County
Officers were involved in a standoff with an armed individual inside a home in Person County.
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Family pleads for help to find man missing in Person County
Three days after a 75-year-old man with dementia went missing, the Person County Sheriff's Office said Monday that he could be alive.
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Authorities discuss arrests in Orange, Person home invasions
Orange County Sheriff's Office authorities discuss the arrests of two men in connection with two home invasions and some car break-ins.
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Pair charged in violent Chapel Hill, Timberlake home invasions
Two Durham men have been charged in a home invasion near Chapel Hill last week in which a woman was beaten and her husband was shot in the hand and a Person County home invasion in which a woman was sexually assaulted, authorities said Tuesday.
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Man shot by Person County sheriff's deputy dies
A man who was shot Tuesday by a Person County sheriff's deputy in Timberlake has died, the sheriff's office confirmed Wednesday.
