MEDIA RELEASE

 
CONTACT:    Angie Grube
                        Public Information Director, SBI
                        (980) 781-3049
 
                       Patrick Gannon
                       Public Information Officer, NCSBE
                       (919) 814-0765
                       patrick.gannon@ncsbe.gov
 
THREE ARRESTED ON VOTER FRAUD CHARGES
 
Goldsboro, NC (June 12, 2019) - The NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) began an investigation into allegations of election law violations in May at the request of the NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE).  As a result, it was determined that three eastern North Carolina residents used fraudulent addresses to vote in the May 2018 primary election.  The investigation also found one of those individuals voted twice in that election.  On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the following individuals were arrested and charged:    

• Terrell William Graham, 31, of Goldsboro ($5,000 secured bond – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office)
  • 1 count corruptly taking the oath prescribed to voters (NCGS 163A-1389 (6))

 

• David Edward Williams, 55, of Goldsboro ($1,000 unsecured bond – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office)
  • 1 count corruptly taking the oath prescribed to voters (NCGS 163A-1389 (6))

 

• Keymonti Winn-Hocutt, 19, of New Bern (Unknown bond at this time - Craven County Sheriff’s Office)
  • 1 count corruptly taking the oath prescribed to voters (NCGS 163A-1389 (6))
  • 1 count double voting (NCGS 163A-1389 (7))

 
The NCSBE and SBI would like to thank the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Goldsboro Police Department and the Craven County Sheriff's Office for their assistance as well as the Wayne County Board of Elections for notifying State Board of Elections investigators about possible election violations during the early voting period before the May 2018 primary.