Tag Archives: Mount Holly NC

Mt. Holly Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A task force aimed at preventing Internet crimes against children helped lead to the arrest of a Mount Holly man on child pornography charges. Mount Holly and Gastonia police – working with the federally funded Internet …Read More

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4-Hour Standoff In A Mount Holly Neighborhood Ends Peacefully

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A four-hour standoff ended with a man in handcuffs in a Gaston County neighborhood Thursday morning. Police said the standoff started when a man fired shots into the air behind his home on Fox Trail Lane and …Read More

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Elderly Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder/Suicide

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — Mount Holly police are investigating the deaths of two people found in a home early Wednesday morning as a murder/suicide. Investigators said the bodies of two elderly people were found in the house on Michelle Lane. Officers …Read More

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Mt. Holly Man Assaulted 3 Girls At A Public Park

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A 24-year-old man is accused of fondling three different girls at a Mount Holly park on Monday. Ondrea Sherroid Lee Strong of 311 South Hawthorne St., Mount Holly, was charged with sexual battery, assault on a …Read More

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Authorities Discover Meth Lab In A Mt. Holly Home

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – Law enforcement officials in Mount Holly arrested five people accused of operating a meth lab. Officials said the meth lab was discovered at a residence on Hicks Circle. The meth bust was a combined effort between …Read More

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Arson Charges For A Man Who Set A Trailer On Fire

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A Gastonia man faces charges he set fire to an abandoned mobile home, according to arrest warrants. James Richard Pruitt Jr., 44, was charged with second-degree arson on Friday. He’s accused of setting fire to a trailer at 901 …Read More

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Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound In Woods Behind Neighborhood

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – Police in Mount Holly are investigating after they found a man fatally shot in a wooded area on Thursday evening. According to the Mount Holly Police Department, officers were called to a wooded area in the Runnymeade Sub-Division off …Read More

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Grandmother Turned In Grandson For Stealing The Church Van

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – Two men are in jail after police say they stole one church van and attempted to steal another. David Ray Carmack, 22, and James Martin Ammons Jr., 18, both of Mount Holly, are both charged with …Read More

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Mother, 3-Year Old Child Ok After Being Abducted By Child's Father

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A Mount Holly man has been charged in the abduction of a 3-year-old child and it’s mother. Ricahrd Yates Dagnen, 29, of 218 Tomberlin Rd., Mount Holly, was cahrged with kidnapping, breaking and entering and assault. …Read More

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Mt. Holly Officers Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing In Shooting

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — Two Mount Holly police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after shooting a man five times. Officers said J’mar Davis put his hand on a gun after they pulled him over for speeding in February. State investigators …Read More

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Kidnapping, Rape, Attempted Murder Charges For Gaston County Man

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – Gaston County officials say 21-year-old Rodney James Helton, Junior was arrested after officers talked him out of a wooded area where he was hiding Sunday night. The capture ends a manhunt several hours long in the town of …Read More

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UPDATE! Man Who Sparked Massive Man Hunt In Gaston County - Apprehended

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – The suspect wanted in the kidnapping and assault of a Gaston County woman has been arrested. According to a Stanley Police Department, officers from various departments were determined to keep looking for 21 year old Rodney …Read More

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