Author: byrontucker

On October 11, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Trollingwood-Hawfields Road after two calls were placed in reference to a neighbor’s home.

After deputies and a member of the Special Victims Unit arrived on scene, assessed the situation, and interviewed those at the home, Joshua Jones was arrested and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center. He was charged with two counts of second degree kidnapping, two counts of communicating threats, assault on a female, damage to real property, and breaking and entering with the intent to terrorize. After his first appearance, Mr. Jones was given a $77,000 secured bond. 

JOSHUA CALEB JONES
5507 PONDEROSA DR., DURHAM
W/M/35
CHARGES: 
F-BREAK/ENTER TERRORIZE/INJURE
M-INJURY TO REAL PROPERTY
M-ASSAULT ON A FEMALE
F-SECOND DEGREE KIDNAPPING
F-SECOND DEGREE KIDNAPPING
M-COMMUNICATING THREATS
M- COMMUNICATING THREATS
BOND: $75,000 Secured

On October 16, 2021, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a utility trailer and John Deere Zero Turn Mower that was stolen from the driveway of a residence. The theft was captured on the victim’s home security cameras, and the suspect’s vehicle was positively identified later that day by Alamance County Patrol Deputies. Investigators were called, and the driver of the truck was identified as the same person in the video footage of the larceny. The suspect was also linked to another theft of a utility trailer from Union Ridge Road. 

Douglas Eugene Sayles was charged with three counts of felony larceny and booked into the Alamance County Detention Center. He was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond. 

Douglas Eugene Sayles
2298-B May Drive, Burlington
B/M/59
Charges: 
(3) F Larceny
Bond: $20,000 Unsecured Bond

On Sunday, October 17, 2021, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Harmony Church Road where a deceased female was found in the backseat of a burning vehicle. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Investigations Divisions along with the Alamance County Fire Marshal, ATF, and the NC SBI were all called in to assist in the investigation.  
 
This investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office at 336-570-6300 to speak with a member of the Criminal Investigations Division.
 
You may also report anonymously to Alamance County Crime Stoppers at 336-229-7100, alamancecs.org, or the P3TIPS App.

On October 14, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report regarding a missing 13 year-old juvenile. The Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit began investigating and identified a male who picked the child up and later dropped her off at a local shopping center.

Detectives charged Noah Forshee with a felony and transported him to the Alamance County Detention Center where he was given a $30,000 secured bond. 

NOAH ALLEN ADE FORSHEE
437 E MCPHERSON DR., MEBANE, NC
W/M/19
CHARGES: 
F-ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN
BOND: $30,000 Secured Bond

On September 15, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit responded to a report of financial fraud that involved an 80-year-old female. After an investigation, officers verified that her caregiver, Lori Coble, had taken money from the victim over the course of several months. Ms. Coble was charged with two felonies and given a written promise to appear. 

If you have concerns that a disabled and/or elderly adult is being left alone, being pushed and shoved, having their money taken, or is unsafe, please call the Department of Social Services and make an Adult Protective Services referral.

To report abuse or neglect of an adult, please call the Alamance County Department of Social Services Adult Abuse Hotline at (336) 229-2908 or visit 319. N- Graham-Hopedale Road, Suite C, Burlington, NC 27217.

If the situation is an emergency, please dial 911.

LORI BARE COBLE
313 TRAVORA ST., GRAHAM, NC
W/F/58
CHARGES: 
F-OBTAIN PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSE
F-EXPLOIT DISABLE/ELDER TRUST

On  June 19, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a larceny on Durham Street. The victim said that a chainsaw was stolen and sold to National Pawn. After an investigation, Christopher Kelly Clark was charged with breaking and/or entering, obtaining property by false pretense, and larceny after breaking and/or entering. Mr. Clark was located and arrested in Forsyth County on October 8, 2021.

Christopher Kelly Clark
W/M/42
2491 Durham Street, Apt. A, Burlington, NC
Charges: 
Breaking & Entering, Larceny
Obtaining Property by False Pretense
Possession of Stolen Property
Bond: $5,000 Secured

On October 7, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation related to a suspicious vehicle at the Glencoe Paddle Access located at 2348 Glencoe Street. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Jonathan Paul Lambert II. 

While speaking to Mr. Lambert, deputies observed a partially torn grocery bag containing a white powdery substance which was later confirmed to be cocaine.  A search was conducted and an additional glass smoking device was located as a result of the search. Mr. Lambert was arrested, charged, and given a $2,500 unsecured bond. 

Jonathan Paul Lambert II
W/M/34 
1352 Whitsett Street, Burlington, NC, 27215
Charges:                                            
(F) Possession of Cocaine
(M) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Bond: $2,500 Unsecured

On October 3, 2021, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle whose license plate had been stolen. During the stop, a K-9 was used for an open-air sniff of the vehicle in which he gave a positive indication. During a search of the vehicle, deputies found a lock box in a passenger’s handbag that contained packages of heroin and methamphetamine. As a result, Jamaica Morris was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and charged. 

Jamaica Danielle Morris
W/F/29      
Address: Currently Homeless
Charges:
(F) PWISD Heroin
(F) Possession Heroin
(F) Possession Methamphetamine
(M) Possession Drug Paraphernalia
Bond: $10,000 Secured