A South Carolina man wanted on a murder charge was arrested in Boone, North Carolina, after law enforcement received an alert from an automated license plate reader system, according to the Boone Police Department as reported by WSOC on July 7, 2026. The alert came around 2 p.m. on July 2 when a vehicle associated with a Greenville County murder warrant entered the town. Officers and Watauga County deputies located the vehicle at a recreation center and took the 20-year-old suspect into custody without incident.
At a glance
- Agencies
- Boone Police; Watauga County Sheriff’s Office; Greenville County (SC) Sheriff’s Office
- Alert
- About 2 p.m., July 2, 2026
- Found
- At the Watauga County Recreation Center
- Arrested
- A 20-year-old man from Simpsonville, South Carolina, without incident
- Warrant
- Murder, from Greenville County
- Custody
- Held without bond pending court proceedings
How the plate reader helped
This is what the report says about the technology’s role.
- A reader alert was triggered when a vehicle associated with the murder warrant entered town.
- Officers and deputies coordinated their response and located the vehicle.
The outcome
- The suspect was arrested on the outstanding murder warrant.
In the news
“Authorities said the alert was triggered around 2 p.m. on July 2 after a vehicle associated with a Greenville County murder warrant entered the town.”
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Context and caveats
- Officials credited cooperation among three agencies as well as the reader technology.
- A warrant is an allegation.
License plate readers are one investigative tool among several. They flag vehicles and give investigators leads; officers, detectives and the public do the rest, and every lead still has to be verified. For how agencies govern the technology, see our policy and data-retention guide and the accuracy guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Where was the suspect found?
At the Watauga County Recreation Center, after an alert on July 2 when the vehicle entered Boone.
Which agencies worked together?
Boone Police, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, WSOC reported.