ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A Salisbury man has been charged with misdemeanor child abuse following an investigation by the Salisbury Police Department, according to court records. Willie Junior Wilks, 45, was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. He is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond. Court documents allege Wilks physically assaulted a child under the age of 16, creating a substantial risk of physical injury. The charging document states the

Age/Gender/Race: 27/Male/White Arrest Date: 12/30/2025 Charges: Breaking and Entering, felony Larceny After Breaking and Entering Bond: $30,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 41/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/30/2025 Charges: Communicating Threats Communicating Threats

Age/Gender/Race: 39/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/30/2025 Charges: Breaking and Entering, misdemeanor Larceny, misdemeanor Larceny After Breaking and Entering Fraud to Obtain Property Possession of Stolen Goods, misdemeanor Bond: $4,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 40/Female/White Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Failure to Appear

Age/Gender/Race: 30/Female/Black Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Driving While Impaired Driving While License Revoked for Impaired Driving Speeding

Age/Gender/Race: 51/Female/White Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Misuse of 911 Emergency Telephone System Bond: $1,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 34/Male/White Arrest Date: 12/27/2025 Charges: Driving While Impaired Reckless Driving to Endanger No Liability Insurance Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Registration Speeding Failure to Wear Seat Belt, driver Bond: $5,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 22/Male/White Arrest Date: 12/28/2025 Charges: Order for Arrest Driving While Impaired Reckless Driving to Endanger Driving While License Revoked, impaired Order for Arrest Bond: $17,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 22/Male/White Hispanic Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Assault With a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury Simple Assault Disorderly Conduct Bond: $50,000.00

East Spencer police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person of interest connected to the Aug. 13 homicide of Tyrese James Stil

Age/Gender/Race: 35/Male/White Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Driving While Impaired Speeding to Elude Arrest Driving While License Revoked for Impaired Driving Bond: $13,500.00

Age/Gender/Race: 29/Male/White Arrest Date: 12/28/2025 Charges: Larceny, misdemeanor Second Degree Trespass Bond: $4,000.00

Maria Gonzalez, 56, reported missing in Forsyth County, was later located safe after police issued alerts due to concerns related to impairm

Age/Gender/Race: 38/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/28/2025 Charges: Driving While License Revoked Possession of a Stolen Vehicle Possession of Stolen Goods, misdemeanor Resisting a Public Officer

Age/Gender/Race: 48/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/29/2025 Charges: Sex Offender Residency Violation Sex Offender Registration Violation Failure to Change Address, Sex Offender Registration Bond: $30,000.00

Age/Gender/Race: 38/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/28/2025 Charges: Possession of a Stolen Vehicle Possession of Stolen Goods, misdemeanor Resisting a Public Officer Driving While License Revoked, not impaired Bond: $20,000.00

Noah Gabriel Vanhoy, 21 A Rowan County man faces multiple felony charges and is being held on a $1 million bond following an investigation into the sexual abuse of a child, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said they received a report on Nov. 8, 2025, alleging ongoing sexual abuse involving an 8-year-old child. The child was taken to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center for evaluation. Detectives identified the suspect as Noah Gabriel Vanhoy, 21, of

Winston-Salem police are investigating a homicide after a late-night shooting left one man dead and another injured. Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department responded at 10:58 p.m. Saturday to a reported shooting at 2332 N. Cherry Street. They found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken by EMS to a local hospital. Antoni Rodriguez-Lopez, 21, later died from his injuries. Sorensen Reyes-Olmedo, 30, was treated and is listed in stable conditio

Age/Gender/Race: 31/Male/Black Arrest Date: 12/28/2025 Charges: Child Abuse Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Bond: $5,000.00