Blotter: Granite Quarry man charged with felony break-in

Published 12:00 am Monday, November 29, 2021

SALISBURY — A Granite Quarry man faces felony charges for a break-in on Oct. 11.

Brandon Keith Moody, 39, of Granite Quarry, was charged with felony breaking and or entering, felony larceny after breaking and or entering and felony possession of a controlled substance on prison or jail premises on Saturday.

A warrant for Moody’s arrest lists the date of the offense for the breaking and entering charges on Oct. 11. He allegedly broke into a residence on Leewood Lane in Salisbury and stole a cellphone. A separate warrant for the drug charge, dated Saturday, says Moody was found in possession of methamphetamine.

In other weekend crime reports:

• Corey Nicholas Matthews, 24, of Winston-Salem, was charged with felony possession of a stolen firearm on Friday. Matthews was allegedly found with a 9mm handgun that was reported stolen.

• Christopher Dale Austin, 25, of Mooresville, was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury on Friday. Austin allegedly inflicted a laceration on the right side of the victim’s eye requiring stitches, resulting in “significant blood loss” according to the warrant for his arrest.

• Demmanuelle Tyyan Fincher, 25, of Linwood, was charged with felony possession of a schedule one controlled substance, misdemeanor simple possession of a schedule six controlled substance and cited for fleeing to elude arrest on Saturday. Fincher was allegedly found in possession of MDMA and marijuana.

• Heather Nicole Jones, 29, of Boomer, was charged with felony larceny on Saturday. Jones allegedly stole $1,646 worth of merchandise from Walmart, including health and beauty supplies, toys and clothes.

• Orville James Shepherd, 32, of Maiden, was charged with felony possession of a schedule two controlled substance and felony possession of a schedule one controlled substance and felony flee to elude arrest on Saturday. Orville was allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and heroine.

About Carl Blankenship

Carl Blankenship has covered education for the Post since December 2019. Before coming to Salisbury he was a staff writer for The Avery Journal-Times in Newland and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2017, where he was editor of The Appalachian.

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