On Feb. 1, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious vehicle traveling back and forth down Herring Run Road. The caller saw the vehicle pull off the road and watched two males walking around a neighbor’s house and under his carport. Deputies located the suspicious vehicle parked in a vacant, overgrown lot with a female in the back seat and the engine running. Deputies also located a male in the area dressed in black. Interviews with both the man and woman yielded conflicting stories, but at the time, deputies were unable to locate any criminal activity. Deputies identified the two individuals as Jervoni Brown and Nikara Miller, both from Maryland and staying on Victory Lane in Chocowinity. After concluding their inquiry, deputies released Brown and Miller.

Approximately eight hours later, deputies responded to several vehicle break-ins in the same area and found several unsecured vehicles had been entered and personal property taken. Members of the Criminal Investigations Division were called out to assist patrol in processing the numerous crime scenes. After reviewing the evidence collected and the execution of a search warrant, Investigator Jason Hill charged Jervoni Brown, 23, with six counts of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, one count of attempted breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of felony larceny, one count of misdemeanor larceny and one count of damage to property. Nikara Miller, 18, was charged with six counts of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, one count of attempted breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of felony larceny, one count of misdemeanor larceny, one count of damage to property and one count of felony accessory.

Brown was arrested and is currently being held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond. Miller was arrested and is currently being held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $55,000 secured bond.