On August 29, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle sitting in the lane closest to the I40 west bound off-ramp (Maple Ave., Burlington). The vehicle did not move once the light turned green so an officer approached the driver who appeared to be unconscious. Officers with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office and the Burlington Police Department attempted to wake the individual. Once awakened, the driver reversed the vehicle and started driving north on Maple Avenue at a high rate of speed.
 
Once the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office rounded the curve on Maple Avenue and S. Anthony Street, they found the suspect’s vehicle on fire. Unfortunately, the driver struck two residences (1008 Maple Avenue and 1004 Maple Avenue) before stopping in the northbound lanes on Maple Avenue. Law enforcement officers pulled the driver out of the vehicle and extinguished the fire. The driver was then transported to Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. He was released and taken to the Alamance County Detention Center on September 1, 2021.
 
The driver, identified as Jaren Jamar Hopkins-Benton, was found to have 57 outstanding warrants from various law enforcement agencies including: Greensboro Police Department, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, Raleigh Police Department, Durham Police Department, Winston Salem Police Department, and the Fayetteville Police Department. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office charged Mr. Hopkins-Benton as listed below: 
 
JAREN JAMAR HOPKINS-BENTON
8321 HARRIS POND DRIVE, APTJ, CHARLOTTE NC 28269
B/M/27
ACSO Charges:
* One count of speeding in excess of 45 Mph (Felony)
* One count of fleeing to elude arrest (Felony)
* One count of reckless driving to endanger (Misdemeanor)
* One count of driving while license revoked (Misdemeanor)
* Two counts of injury to real property (Misdemeanor)
Bond: $112,500 Secured

This investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible. 

On August 13, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen 2003 white Chevrolet Trailblazer. Deputies were told that the victim’s girlfriend, Heather, may be involved. After investigators identified the suspect and verified her involvement, charges were taken out on Heather Toney. 

On August 21, 2021, deputies located the stolen vehicle in the driveway at 4633 Tangle Ridge Trail in Burlington. Ms. Heather Toney was arrested by the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office and given a $1000 secured bond. 

Heather M. Toney
8301 Wild Rose Road, Lot 4
Liberty, NC
W/F/37
Charges: 
F – Larceny of Motor Vehicle
Bond: $1000 Secured Bond

On August 11, 2021, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to U.S. Highway 70 in Mebane in reference to a stolen trailer. The victim told deputies that a Kaufman Dual Axle trailer was taken from a jobsite by a male who told those working at the site that he worked for Mike Spearman Grading. After an investigation, officers identified the suspect as Ray Allen Simmons who was later arrested by the Kernersville Police Department on August 25 and given a $2,500 secured bond. 

Ray Allen Simmons
2312 Dulaire Road
Greensboro, NC
W/M/43
Charges: 
Felony Larceny
($12,895 total value of trailer, tools, etc.)
Bond: $2,500 Bond

On August 26, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a larceny in progress at the Eli Whitney Fire Department Station 11. The individual attempted to steal a catalytic converter. Sheriff’s Office deputies intercepted a vehicle leaving the scene that matched a description from the attempted larceny at the intersection of Boywood Rd and S NC 87 Highway. 
 
After identifying that the occupants of the vehicle were Daryl Andrew Naughton and Kelly Ann Cheney, deputies placed Mr. Naughton under arrest for Attempted Larceny and Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order. In addition, deputies found a dollar bill in Mr. Naughton’s wallet which contained 1.04 grams of methamphetamine. He was then charged with Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.

Daryl Andrew Naughton 
W/M/34 
Address: 1009 Townbranch Rd., Graham     
Charges:
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order
Attempted Larceny
Bond: $1,000 Secured

On August 26, 2021, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop on Thompson Mill Road. The officer then observed a small clear bag thrown from the passenger’s window onto the shoulder of the roadway. The officer retrieved the bag which had approximately .53 grams of methamphetamine located about fifteen feet behind the vehicle on the right shoulder of the roadway. After reviewing dashcam footage, the officer placed Ashley Harris under arrest for Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance. 

Ashley Blair Harris
W/F/39  
5908 S NC Hwy 49, Burlington, NC 27215        
Charges:
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
Bond: $1,000 Secure

On Friday, August 6, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation when a juvenile was reported missing. On Sunday, August 8, 2021. the juvenile was returned home sometime early that morning. After receiving additional information, detectives with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Thomas Anthony Morales. 

Detectives worked with the State Bureau of Investigation and apprehended Mr. Morales in Indian Trail, North Carolina on August 11, 2021. Mr. Morales was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and given a $40,000 secured bond. 

Thomas Anthony Morales
6200 Gail Drive, Indian Trail, NC
W/M/23
Charges: 
F Abduction of Children
F Second Degree Kidnapping
F Statutory Rape of Child 
Bond: $40,000

On August 13, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Patrol Deputies were dispatched to Green Level Church Road in Burlington, NC, in reference to a vehicle reported stolen by Onstar. 

Once deputies arrived on scene, they located an individual later identified as Omar Lamont King easing into the driveway of 2448 Green Level Church Rd. in a  2021 Chevrolet Malibu fitting the description. During the investigation, it was discovered that the vehicle in question had not been returned to Enterprise Rental agency for over 30 days. Mr. King stated he was about to return it that day.

Mr. King was placed under arrest and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center. He was charged by Magistrate Order with one count of felony possession of stolen motor vehicle and placed under a $5,000 secured bond.  Mr. King’s first appearance is set for August 16, at 2:00 p.m. 

Omar Lamont King
B/M/21
2448 Green Level Church Rd. Burlington NC
Charges:
Possession Stolen Motor Vehicle or Conveyance
Bond: $5,000 secured bond