On December 5, 2025, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary on Hwy 64 East in Ramseur. Upon arrival, deputies received evidence from the victim and Crime Scene Investigation detectives collected additional evidence at the scene.
Following their investigation, authorities charged Dominick Lynn Sloan and Jody Alanna Hayes with multiple offenses. According to the sheriff’s office, Sloan faces charges of felony possession of stolen goods/property, felony larceny after breaking and entering, felony attempted breaking or entering a building, misdemeanor injury to real property, and misdemeanor second-degree trespassing. “The magistrate found probable cause and issued warrants for their arrest,” according to officials.
Hayes is charged with felony conspiracy to break/enter a building and commit larceny, felony possession of stolen goods/property, and misdemeanor second-degree trespassing.
Both individuals were located and arrested on December 7, 2025. They were transported to the Randolph County Detention Center where they were held without bond because both were out on Pre-Trial release from other charges. “A first appearance was set for December 8, 2025, in Randolph County District Court for both,” the sheriff’s office stated.
Some of the stolen property was recovered by investigators and returned to the victim.
In other matters concerning Randolph County students’ readiness for college in recent years: In the 2022-23 school year, only about 16% of senior students taking the science portion of the ACT in local districts were considered college-ready (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). Among juniors that same year, roughly 14% reached this benchmark (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). For reading skills measured by ACT results during that period, nearly 24% of seniors (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/) and just over 21% of juniors (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/) demonstrated college readiness. Math scores showed that about 13% of seniors (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/) and around 10% of juniors (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/) met college-ready standards.
