PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A previously escaped inmate named John Matthew Nigh was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, after a nearly two-week manhunt. The Pamlico Sheriff ...

The Craven County Sheriff's Office said John Matthew Nigh was discovered missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday, and that his cellmates helped conceal his escape.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said on Facebook that John Matthew Nigh was taken back into custody Tuesday afternoon. Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes thanked the agencies ...

Sunday afternoon, John Matthew Nigh was reported missing from his assigned cell at the Craven County Detention Center in New Bern, North Carolina, about 115 miles southeast of Raleigh. According ...

The escapee, John Matthew Nigh, was arrested last summer on multiple charges, including three counts of attempted murder for allegedly shooting at the deputies who eventually subdued and ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) – A statement was issued from the Craven County Sheriff’s Office Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, detailing the escape of John Nigh from the Craven County Detention Facility on Jan ...

John Matthew Nigh was found on Tuesday afternoon. Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes gives an update Wednesday after an escaped inmate was found and taken back into custody. John Matthew Nigh was ...

PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A previously escaped inmate named John Matthew Nigh was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (“Safe and secure” – Photo posted on Pamlico County ...