Sampson County Sheriff's Office
Local law enforcement agency in Sampson County
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Sampson deputy fired after assault allegation
A Sampson County sheriff’s deputy was arrested and fired after an allegation that he was part of an assault in Harnett County in May.
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Family says 22-year-old man shot, killed by Sampson Co. deputies called 911 for mental health crisis
Two Sampson County deputies shot a 22-year-old man identified by family members as Shawn West Jr., who died in the shooting outside a Dollar General Market in Faison.
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At least one hurt in overnight shooting near Clinton; Sampson County deputies investigating
Sampson County Sheriff's are investigating a reported shooting early Monday morning near Clinton.
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Rose Hill man arrested on over 25 charges of sexual abuse with a minor, deputies say
According to all arrest warrants, these crimes took place over the course of a year, from March 2024 to December 2025.
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Fire at dog breeding facility in Sampson County believed to be accidental
A large fire broke out at Black Creek Kennels, a dog breeding business, in Sampson County on Wednesday night.
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Deputies said speed was a factor in a deadly Sampson County crash
Deputies said Donald Matthews, 71, died after a crash along US-701 on Wednesday. Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. Deputies said Matthews was also not wearing a seatbelt.
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Sampson sheriff: Woman killed by dog had taken it in as a stray
Barbara Brewington was attacked and killed by a stray dog she had been caring for, according to the Sampson County Sheriff's Office.
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Raw video: Sampson County deputy carries missing baby girl to safety in car seat
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office said Iris Everly-Marie Fargis has been found safe. WRAL News got video of a Sampson County deputy carrying Iris in a car seat and putting her into a sheriff's office vehicle. Video courtesy of Miguel Santiago
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Amber Alert canceled: Sampson County deputy carries baby to safety, man in custody
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office said Iris Everly-Marie Fargis has been found safe.
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Sampson County standoff: Man charged with threatening to kill officers at sheriff's office
A 47-year-old man, Jed Hanningan, was arrested after deputies said he threatened to kill law enforcement officers at the Sampson County Sheriff's Office parking lot on Tuesday morning.
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Man shot dead by Sampson County deputy after chase
Family members tell WRAL 39-year-old Billy Joe Faircloth Jr. has died after being shot by a sheriff's deputy following a chase on Saturday. The Sampson County sheriff's office said after a pursuit, Faircloth was shot after he drew a firearm.
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Man pleads guilty to charges from 2022 shooting of Sampson County deputy
Michael Walthall Jr. pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer, for his role in the 2022 shooting of Sampson County deputy Caitlin Emanuel.
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Two people killed in shooting on Brantwood Court in Sampson County, official says
The sheriff's office said it happened Saturday around 11:50 p.m. on Brantwood Court near Roseboro. A first responder said two people were killed in the shooting.
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Investigators eye cell phone data in 'bizarre' case of man killed while driving in Sampson Co.
Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said the data from Robert Foss' cell phone just might be the key to solving the case of his death.
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Sampson County man sentenced to life in prison for 2018 murder of 20-year-old
Superior Court Judge Augustus D. Willis IV sentenced Lajona Carr to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus a minimum of 17 months and a maximum of 30 months to run at the expiration of the life without parole sentence.
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Three people - ages 10, 18 and 19 - airlifted after being shot in Sampson County home
Three people - ages 10, 18 and 19 - were airlifted to the hospital after being shot in their Sampson County home.
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Deputy stabbed, woman shot after chase, Sampson County sheriff says
Deputies shot a woman after she allegedly stabbed a deputy in the leg following a multi-county chase Tuesday morning.
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Deputies shoot woman after Sampson County deputy stabbed in leg, multi-county chase
Deputies shot a woman after she allegedly stabbed a deputy in the leg following a multi-county chase Tuesday morning.
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Homicide investigation underway in Newton Grove; man killed in house fire, woman assaulted
A man was found dead in a Sampson County home that went up in flames Sunday morning.
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Man taken into custody after deadly house fire, assault in Sampson County
Just before 1 a.m., a mobile home on Alex Benton Road in Newton Grove went up in flames. Harry Nathaniel Taylor, 64, was found dead inside the home, and a woman was found injured in the front yard. Perry Rendel Folger, 46, of Faison, has been taken into custody in connection with the incident.
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Sampson County sheriff looking at persons of interest in deadly shooting
WRAL News has learned the names of five people found shot to death Wednesday night in a Sampson County home used for illegal drug sales.
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Defining mass murder and tracking NC cases
The five victims in the shooting inside the home off Garland Highway south of Clinton are among three dozen North Carolinians who have died in mass murders across the state in the last 10 years, data shows. Only Texas, California, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, and Georgia have had more mass murders in that time period.
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Man's body found in mobile home in Sampson County
A man was found dead Thursday morning in a mobile home in Sampson County, and a homicide investigation is underway.
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$10,000 reward after 5 people shot to death in home used for drug sales
A $10,000 reward is being offered as investigators try to track down the person who shot and killed five people on Oct. 25 in a Sampson County home used for illegal drug sales.
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Sampson County sheriff looking for person who stole tractor
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find the person(s) who stole a small tractor.
