Beginning on 02/01/24 and running through 02/27/24, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations/Narcotics Division, NC Department of Adult Corrections/Special Operations and Intelligence Unit, United States Marshals Service/Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, United States Marshals Service, and Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted (2) joint operations, which focused on keeping the children of Burke County safe from potential sexual predators and repeat/recidivist sex offenders.
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As a result of these operations eight arrests were made.
Arrested were:
Zebulon Robert Lingafelt: Statutory sex off. w/ child by adult, first-degree exploitation of a minor, indecent liberties with a child
Scott Robert Ryan: Third-degree exploitation of a minor, simple poss. schedule II controlled sub. (meth)
Joshua Lee Wilkins: Third-degree exploitation of a child
Jimmy Ray Wilson: Failure to change address- sex offender violation
Bobby Monroe Wagoner: Failure to change address- sex offender violation
Danial Gary Carswell: Simple possession schedule II (Fentanyl), possession drug paraphernalia, probation – sex offender violation
Timothy Matthew Shelnut: Fail to register online ID- sex offender registry violation
8 arrested in sexual predator sting operation | Foothills Radio Group
I can find no other updates on Mr. Lingafelt that are not behind paywall
I hope he is being prosecuted to the fullest. It is encouraging that his arrest was part of a larger operation that also netted several other abusers.
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