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Media Advisory – U.S. Attorney to Announce Charges Related to 2023 Quintuple Murder in Sampson County

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. – United States Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, and other state and federal law enforcement partners, will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce indictments and arrests related to the October 2023 murder of five people in Clinton.

WHERE: U.S. Attorney’s Office – 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2100, Raleigh, NC 27601

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23rd at 10:30 a.m.

Media: please arrive by 10:00 a.m. for set up.

For logistical information in advance of the media availability, please contact Katie Holcomb at USANCE.PublicInfoOfficer@usdoj.gov. No case specific information is available until the press conference.

Updated October 22, 2024