Inmate Dies in Burke Jail

At approximately 2:10 a.m. Monday morning, July 12, 2021, during regular round checks, Keith Wayne Sumlin 55, was found in his Burke County Jail cell with a faint pulse. Detention Officers called EMS and began CPR. EMS

Court Dates Set

A court date is set for today for a Lenoir man.  Latif Thomas Banner 27, was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  He faces felony possession of a firearm by a felon.  He was placed in the