Over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, local, tribal, state and federal law enforcement agencies conducted an operation that was focused on the exploitation of children and the predators involved.
This operation netted four arrest of adults, in which three of them had the intention of having sex with a minor. The subjects arrested are all from Western North Carolina and traveled at different times to an undisclosed location with the intention of meeting the minors.
The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office was one of a dozen Law enforcement agencies that participated in the event. Others included, the Cherokee Indian Police Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Swain County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration Asheville Post of Duty, Asheville Police Department, Hendersonville Police Department, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and members of the NC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Subjects that were arrested during this operation are;
Jeffrey Scott Shelly of Sylva, NC
- Attempted Statutory Sex Offense with a Child 11 years old by Adult
- Solicit by Computer and Appeared
- Possession of Methamphetamine
Harvey William Carpenter of Hendersonville, NC
- Attempted Statutory Sex Offense with a Child 15 years old or less by Adult
- Solicit by Computer and Appeared
- Solicit for Prostitution
Darwin Kerry Albright of Canton, NC
Solicit for Prostitution
Calvin Lavone Woodard of Bryson City, NC
- Attempted Statutory Sex Offense with a Child 11 years old by Adult
- Solicit by Computer and Appeared
