Mooresville NC News

MOORESVILLE, NC – On August 2, 2025, Mooresville Police officers responded to a call for service at 132 Meadow Hill Cir. for a welfare check. The caller, Stephen Johnson, stated that a female acquaintance was at this location, and he wanted officers to check on her safety. The female was located by officers and had visible signs of being assaulted.  While first responders were on scene providing assistance to the female, a second call for service was received regarding a disturbance at 429 E. Plaza Dr. in which one party was threatening another with a handgun. Officers arrived on scene and located two individuals, Stephen Christopher Johnson, who was the original caller in the first incident, and Brett Patrick Moir. Callers reported that Johnson was pistol whipping Moir, who was attempting to flee. Both Moir and Johnson were detained. During the course of the investigation, officers discovered that Johnson did have a firearm prior to ...

MOORESVILLE, NC – On July 24, 2025, Mooresville Police Department (MPD) officers received a call about an active vehicle fire. Upon further investigation by responding officers and the Mooresville Fire-Rescue fire marshal, it was determined the vehicle was intentionally set on fire by Clayton Morrison Broyhill, 27, of Mooresville. A victim was inside the vehicle at the time the fire was set but was able to exit the vehicle without serious injury. Warrants were subsequently obtained for Broyhill’s arrest.   On July 28, 2025, MPD detectives and the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve these arrest warrants on Clayton Broyhill after confirming his location. Detectives and Marshals attempted to call Broyhill out of the residence, but he refused to comply and exit the residence. MPD’s Special Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were activated and successfully talked Broyhill into coming out of the residence.   Broyhill was arrested and charged wit...

MOORESVILLE, NC – On July 24, 2025, Mooresville Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a possible kidnapping of a 4-year-old child. Officers determined that the child was in the Iredell County Department of Social Services' custody but was staying with a relative when the child’s mother, Haley Ervin, 30, of Mooresville, went to the relative’s residence and took the child without permission. On July 25, 2025, MPD detectives, with the assistance of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at an address in Rowan County. Haley Ervin and the child were located at the residence. Ervin was arrested for First Degree Kidnapping and was transported to Iredell County Jail and held on no bond. The child was returned to the custody of the Iredell County Department of Social Services.

MOORESVILLE, NC – On July 24, 2025, at 3:41a.m., Mooresville Police Department received a call for service for a welfare check regarding a male on the side of the roadway on Charlotte Hwy. Mooresville Police Department officers located Tylor Scott Perry, 28, of Mooresville unconscious on the shoulder of Charlotte Hwy.      During the encounter, officers located a handgun concealed on Perry’s person and he was arrested. During the arrest, he was found in possession of approximately 30 grams of Methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia. Perry was charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II-Controlled Substance, Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon, Carry of a Concealed Weapon, and other controlled substance violations. He was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center where he received no bond.

MOORESVILLE, NC – On July 21, 2025, Mooresville Police Department officers received an automated license plate reader notification for a stolen motor vehicle. They located the stolen vehicle, and a traffic stop was attempted but the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle fled south on Williamson Rd to I-77 and Mooresville Police Officers pursued. Officers utilized tire deflation devices to successfully deflate both passenger side tires on I-77 near Exit 31. The vehicle exited the interstate at Exit 30 and came to rest at an apartment complex just west of the exit in Davidson. Four suspects fled the vehicle on foot, but two were apprehended almost immediately. Several local agencies, including NC State Highway Patrol, Cornelius Police Department Marine 1 lake patrol boat, Davidson Police Department, as well as Mooresville Fire- Rescue assisted with the perimeter and search. A Mooresville Police Department K-9 track was conducted, which led to the apprehension of the third suspect. Corneliu...

           Second Assistant Chief Rhonda Faust MOORESVILLE, NC – Second Assistant Chief Rhonda Faust of the Mooresville Police Department (MPD) has been selected to participate in the 295th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.  The FBI National Academy (FBINA) is a comprehensive 10-week residential program where Faust will receive world-class academic instruction, undergo intense physical training, and have opportunities to network with law enforcement leaders from around the world. Since its inception, more than 50,000 graduates have completed the program, representing all 50 states, over 170 countries, and more than 10,000 law enforcement agencies. Faust has nearly 29 years of experience with the Mooresville Police Department, where she began her career as a patrol officer in 1997. She was MPD’s first traffic officer and helped lay the foundation for the department’s current Traffic Unit. In April 2020, she became the depa...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Mooresville Police Department Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. 17-year-old Shakeya Jones left her Mooresville residence and did not return. Her father subsequently reported her missing and despite the work of detectives, she has not yet been located.  Jones, pictured below, is described as 5’2” in height and weighing approximately 135 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She has scars on the side of her neck, left shoulder, and lower back. If you have information about Jones’s whereabouts or if you see her, please contact the Mooresville Police Department at 704-664-3311 or Det. Saladino at 704-658-9023.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – On May 16, 2025, Mooresville Police Department received a call for shots being fired in the area of Lookout Point Place. The caller stated that people were shooting outside of their residence. Occupants of a Dodge Charger were exchanging gunfire with individuals on foot. Officers responded to the scene, and while they were arriving, a Dodge Charger was seen leaving the area. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle and two firearms were located. Three male occupants were in the Dodge Charger and were arrested on the following charges: Brandon Samir Adams, 18, Discharging a firearm in city limits and Possession of Marijuana; Ja`Cory Dashawn Kirkland,19, Discharging a firearm in city limits; Justin Smith Davidson, 20, Discharging a firearm in city limits, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and Felony possession of Marijuana. Additional charges are forthcoming.   Officers are still looking for the individuals on foot who were involved i...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – This evening, Team Penske, drivers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney, and members of the Nos. 12 and 22 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) teams were honored by Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney and the Town Board of Commissioners in a proclamation ceremony held at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville. The recognition comes on the heels of three-consecutive NCS championships for the organization and honors the commitment of Team Penske to the Town of Mooresville. “What a privilege it is for Team Penske to be honored by the Town of Mooresville,” said Michael Nelson, President of NASCAR Operations, Team Penske. “Mooresville is not only home to the organization, but also where so many of our team members and their families live and work. We are certainly proud to represent the town, our partners and race fans each week we go to the track and compete at the highest level of motorsports.” Team Penske has called the Iredell County town home since 1991, with its...

ARREST FOR EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR MOORESVILLE, NC – On April 25, 2025, Mooresville Police Officers responded to Waterlynn subdivision in reference to a report of explicit material involving children being located on a subject’s devices. Mooresville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division responded immediately and located the reporting party as well as the reported Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Upon discovery of this material, Officers arrested Miles Reid Morgan, 33, and conducted a search warrant on his residence. Additional electronic devices were seized from the residence and further investigation is being conducted.  As a result of this investigation, Morgan was charged with 10 counts of Second-Degree Exploitation of a Minor and 10 counts of Third-Degree Exploitation of a Minor. He was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center where he received a $1.2 million dollar secured bond.  Anyone with further information or involvement with Miles Morgan a...