Rutherford County, Tennessee – The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a husband who is charged in his wife’s death. Detective Captain Todd Sparks said on Tuesday that 87-year-old John Sorace was charged with Reckless Homicide. Sparks went on to say that the charges stem from an investigation into the death of … Read more
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a police pursuit with a suspect who allegedly took their own life. RCSO reports that a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that was reported stolen on August 30, 2024. A pursuit was initiated and led into Cherokee and Spartanburg Counties. The Chesnee Police Department and the … Read more
A suspect has been arrested in a shots fired incident at the Pine Knoll mobile home park in Forest City, North Carolina. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office reports that its deputies responded to the mobile home park off Hudlow Road around 8:20 p.m. on June 28, 2024. The victim said an upset neighbor, Carlos Hernandez-Gutierrez, … Read more
A three-day trial ends in a guilty verdict for a 26-year-old man accused of raping a five-year-old boy. Brian Jeffrey Burke Jr. was charged with sexual assault of a five-year-old in August 2021. Burke Jr. was not eligible for parole while awaiting trial. Burke Jr.’s guilty verdict for aggravated child rape is a historical conviction … Read more