SET AT $300,000. AND IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, A SUSPECT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN CONNECTION TO A JAIL OVERDOSE. DEPUTIES SAY 35 YEAR-OLD JARED SMITH HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DEATH BY DISTRIBUTION, ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office reports an inmate is facing additional charges after a man at the Rutherford County Detention Center died on Wednesday.

Rutherford County’s jail is over capacity and facing growing safety concerns as county leaders debate potential expansion plans. During a Public Safety Committee meeting, Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh warned ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man at the Rutherford County Detention Center died on Wednesday. Deputies said 37-year-old Robert Dean ...