Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell stands ... Bizzell said, noting that a jail elsewhere in North Carolina recently had 24 hours to reduce its inmate count after a state inspection.

BENSON, N.C. (WNCN) — A West Johnston High School English teacher charged with statutory rape of a student has bonded out of jail. The Johnston County Jail confirmed Wednesday that Amanda Doll ...

Police have arrested 30-year-old Kevin Serrano-Valle. Investigators said the crime happened at the Alta Mobile Home Park in Clayton. Serrano-Valle was arrested outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and ...

A woman died in Johnston County jail custody on Tuesday while en route to the hospital, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said. Kelly Naumann, 45, was being taken to the hospital after jail ...

Johnston County opened a new $41.2 million detention center about six months ago ... On Jan. 20, the NC Alcoholic Law Enforcement (ALE) coordinated a joint operation to address criminal activity ...

Morris was being held in the Johnston County Jail, previously under a $600,000 bond. He then received an additional bond of $200,000 for the warrants served Friday.

JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (WNCN) - Two men are behind bars after a Johnston County ... are both charged with trafficking cocaine. They are currently in jail and are due back in court on Jan. 3.

A 23-year-old man found unresponsive in a Johnston County jail cell last year died of natural causes, according to a report by the county’s district attorney. The report, released Friday morning ...