Fugitive Caught in South Carolina

A woman being sought by multiple Western North Carolina counties for a host of violations has been found in South Carolina. Jessie Diane Compton, age 35 of Green Mountain has been eluding police since mid-December  Compton was captured January 5th in Sumter, South Carolina by officers with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. She was found at a convenience store after officers tracked her cell phone activity. Compton was booked into the Yancey County jail on January 8th with twelve charges from Yancey County, one Madison County charge, two from Avery County, four from Mitchell County and 4 from Haywood County. Charges range from Breaking and Entering, Larceny. Forgery, Communicating threats, Possession of Methamphetamine, Probation violation, Safe cracking, Driving While License Revoked and Identity theft.