06-12-2011, 08:25 PM
N.C.
LENOIR COUNTY -- A Nash County deputy serving as a U.S. Marshal on Thursday was shot and killed while investigating a murder, authorities said.
Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins said that Investigator Warren “Sneak” Lewis, who was assigned to the Eastern North Carolina Fugitive Task Force, was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant for a homicide in Kinston.
An official with the Lenoir County Jail said that Lamont Byrd, Maretto Byrd, Kion Dail and Devine Slade as well as a juvenile are all facing charges in connection with Lewis' murder.
Officers executed a search warrant at 602 W Lenoir Ave. early in the afternoon on Thursday. At that time, officers seized numerous weapons, Kinston Public Safety Director Bill Johnson said.
At that time, the house was empty. A later tip led to officers returning to the house later in the evening.
"While at the residence, shots were fired, ... (and) Lewis was wounded by numerous shots which were fired through a door," Johnson said.
Lewis was wearing a protective vest at the time of the shooting, Johnson said.
Johnson said there were four officers involved during the evening operation, while there were more than 20 who conducted the raid on the house earlier in the day.
"The evening (operation) was not a raid," Johnson said. "The (earlier) operation was actually a tactical operation. It was not a tactical operation later in the evening ... where we believe suspects would be (there), so we didn't respond in that manner."
Johnson said that the officers' arrival at the location later in the evening was a part of an ongoing investigation.
"They did not go in the residence," Johnson said. "They were just in the area gathering information."
The shots were fired when the four-person team was leaving the area, Johnson said.
Lamont Byrd and Kion Dail now face two charges of murder each. Maretto Byrd and Devine Slade also face a murder charge.
Byrd has a documented violent history. The 18-year-old has had at least four charges of misdemeanor assault to go along with a felony larceny charge. Byrd also has a handful of breaking-and-entering and possessing stolen goods charges.
The full investigation into Lewis' murder is now being handled by the SBI.
Lewis was a Nash County Sheriff's deputy who was sworn in as a U.S. Marshal for the task force.
RIP Deputy Lewis
husband and father
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Deputy Lewis
4 shooters arrested.
LENOIR COUNTY -- A Nash County deputy serving as a U.S. Marshal on Thursday was shot and killed while investigating a murder, authorities said.
Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins said that Investigator Warren “Sneak” Lewis, who was assigned to the Eastern North Carolina Fugitive Task Force, was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant for a homicide in Kinston.
An official with the Lenoir County Jail said that Lamont Byrd, Maretto Byrd, Kion Dail and Devine Slade as well as a juvenile are all facing charges in connection with Lewis' murder.
Officers executed a search warrant at 602 W Lenoir Ave. early in the afternoon on Thursday. At that time, officers seized numerous weapons, Kinston Public Safety Director Bill Johnson said.
At that time, the house was empty. A later tip led to officers returning to the house later in the evening.
"While at the residence, shots were fired, ... (and) Lewis was wounded by numerous shots which were fired through a door," Johnson said.
Lewis was wearing a protective vest at the time of the shooting, Johnson said.
Johnson said there were four officers involved during the evening operation, while there were more than 20 who conducted the raid on the house earlier in the day.
"The evening (operation) was not a raid," Johnson said. "The (earlier) operation was actually a tactical operation. It was not a tactical operation later in the evening ... where we believe suspects would be (there), so we didn't respond in that manner."
Johnson said that the officers' arrival at the location later in the evening was a part of an ongoing investigation.
"They did not go in the residence," Johnson said. "They were just in the area gathering information."
The shots were fired when the four-person team was leaving the area, Johnson said.
Lamont Byrd and Kion Dail now face two charges of murder each. Maretto Byrd and Devine Slade also face a murder charge.
Byrd has a documented violent history. The 18-year-old has had at least four charges of misdemeanor assault to go along with a felony larceny charge. Byrd also has a handful of breaking-and-entering and possessing stolen goods charges.
The full investigation into Lewis' murder is now being handled by the SBI.
Lewis was a Nash County Sheriff's deputy who was sworn in as a U.S. Marshal for the task force.
RIP Deputy Lewis
husband and father
Deputy Lewis
4 shooters arrested.