Crime Roundup: Greenville fugitive located in Puerto Rico

A Havelock man who the Greenville Police Department said fled the country to avoid a rape charge was located by federal agents in Puerto Rico and will be extradited to Pitt County.

Special agents in the FBI’s San Juan Field Office arrested Deshawn Keon Oliver, 29, on May 8 in Aguidilla, Puerto Rico. He was accused of hiding from police on a 2021 charge of statutory rape. DNA evidence indicated he impregnated a 13-year-old girl with whom he had regular contact, the department said.

Oliver initially attempted to elude arrest and was located in Glasgow, Kentucky, in February 2022. A judge placed him on electronic monitoring, but investigators became aware that he removed the device in late December 2023. Greenville police and State Bureau of Investigation investigators were informed that he was hiding in Puerto Rico.

Federal warrants were obtained through the police department, FBI Charlotte Field Office and United States Attorney’s Office that charged Oliver with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for his attempt to hide in Puerto Rico. He will be extradited to Pitt County to face the rape charge.

The police department in other cases released reports with the following details and allegations:

Break-ins, thefts

200 block South Memorial Drive, 7:30 a.m. May 15: larceny at residence; case status unknown.210 S.W. Greenville Blvd., 7:55 p.m. May 15: larceny at Walmart; case status unknown.701 Moye Blvd., 1:22 a.m. May 16: larceny at Sheetz; case status unknown.

Assaults

400 block Paladin Drive, 1:45 a.m. May 16: woman assaulted by boyfriend at residence; case status unknown.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office released reports with the following details and allegations:

Break-ins, thefts

200 block West Washington Street, Bethel, 4:09 p.m. May 15: handgun valued at $200 stolen at residence; case status unknown.2000 block Worthington Road, 2:09 p.m. May 15: fraud in the amount of $140 reported; case active.2800 block Herman Garris Road, 2:33 p.m. May 3-2:34 p.m. May 15: fraud in the amount of $100 reported; case active.

2300 block Seven Pines Road, 5 p.m. Sept. 22-2 p.m. Sept. 29: handgun valued at $300 stolen from residence; case active.