On January 6, 2022, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation Unit responded to a residence in Haw River in reference to a reported indecent liberties incident. It was reported that a minor was touched inappropriately while sleeping by Brian Todd Williams at his residence. At the conclusion of the investigation, Mr. Williams was …
ACSO Charges Felonies for Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor
In the Fall of 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit/Human Exploitation Team received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving child sexual abuse material being uploaded to the KiK Messenger App. Detectives opened an investigation which culminated in a search warrant for 733 Coley …
ACSO Charges Felonies for Attempt to Sneak Drugs into the Detention Center
On December 21, 2021, an Alamance County Sheriff’s Office employee reviewed information that indicated that Amanda Rose Gomez and Inmate Billy Staley were working together to sneak something in a thermal shirt into the Detention Center. Detectives with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office immediately opened an investigation and observed someone bringing a package into the …
ACSO Traffic Stop Yields Drug Charges
On January 9, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on S NC 87 Highway. During the course of the stop, deputies found that the registration plate on the vehicle was stolen; they also located marijuana, Xanax, and a glass container of methamphetamine on the …
ACSO Charges for Assault on Detention Officer
On Thursday evening of January 6, 2022, a detention officer with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office entered a cell and announced to Inmate Vladimir Vladimiro Vazquez that he had a dinner tray for him. Without warning, the inmate hit the officer repeatedly in the face, temple, and back of the head until he fell …
ACSO Charges After Opioid Overdose
For Immediate Release
On December 29, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apparent opioid overdose. During the investigation, Gregory Isaiah Thomas of 314 Hooker Street in Burlington, N.C., was identified as the suspect who sold fentanyl to the victim, leading to their overdose. The Sheriff’s Office charged Mr. Thomas for the …
ACSO Charges Male with Felony for Stolen Firearm
For Immediate Release
On January 4, 2022, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on South NC Highway 87 for a traffic violation. When deputies approached the vehicle, they detected the odor of marijuana. A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded a stolen firearm in the trunk …
ACSO Felony Charges
On December 20, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Bass Mountain Road due to the driver speeding. After officers were given consent to search the vehicle, they found methamphetamine which belonged to the passenger. Kalyee Marie Smelser was charged with possession and given a $10,000 unsecured bond. Kalyee Marie SmelserW/F/246638 BASS …
ACSO Charges Male for Statutory Rape
On December 14, 2021, deputies with the Alamance County Special Victims Unit and Criminal Investigations Division responded to Burch Bridge Road in reference to a sexual assault. Upon arrival, investigators were advised that the juvenile victim had been raped by Francisco Javier Monroy Vargas over the course of three years. Mr. Vargas was …
ACSO Recent Felony Charges
On December 10, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Sykes Road in reference to a report of a trespasser. Upon arrival, deputies found the suspect, Dana McBride, inside of the foyer. The victim stated that Ms. McBride was trespassed the previous evening. Ms. McBride was charged with possession of methamphetamine and …