United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

10/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/22/2024 13:21

Media Advisory – U.S. Attorney to Announce Charges Related to 2023 Quintuple Murder in Sampson County

Press Release

Media Advisory - U.S. Attorney to Announce Charges Related to 2023 Quintuple Murder in Sampson County

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina

<_w3a_listitem listvalue="RALEIGH" datavalue="RALEIGH"><_w3a_listitem listvalue="GREENVILLE" datavalue="GREENVILLE"><_w3a_listitem listvalue="NEW BERN" datavalue="NEW BERN"><_w3a_listitem listvalue="WILMINGTON" datavalue="WILMINGTON"><_w3a_listitem listvalue="ELIZABETH CITY" datavalue="ELIZABETH CITY">RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, and other state and federal law enforcement partners, will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce indictments and arrests related to the October 2023 murder of five people in Clinton.

WHERE: U.S. Attorney's Office - 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2100, Raleigh, NC 27601

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23rd at 10:30 a.m.

Media: please arrive by 10:00 a.m. for set up.

For logistical information in advance of the media availability, please contact Katie Holcomb at [email protected]. No case specific information is available until the press conference.

Updated October 22, 2024