Full Notification

                McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for the thieves that swiped a truck and other property from a Nebo home last month and the suspect last seen with the pickup.
                Royce Jeffery Ollis, 44, of 269 Greenlee Road in Marion, is a person of interest in the case. He is described as a white male that stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs approximately 285 pounds. He has red hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his right arm and left shoulder.
                On Saturday, Sept. 29, Mary Huffman, of 3490 U.S. 70 East in Nebo, reported that someone stole $5,200 worth of items from her property, including a couple of firearms, lawn equipment and security cameras, as well as a green 2002 Chevrolet extended-cab pickup truck with N.C. tag AKP-1268 (similar to the one pictured).
                The theft occurred sometime between 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 and 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 29.
                The Sheriff’s Office has received tips that Ollis was driving the stolen truck.
                Anyone with information concerning the crime or the whereabouts of the truck or Ollis is asked to call Detective Billie Brown at 652-2237 or McDowell County Crime Stoppers at 65-CRIME (652-7463). You can also text your tips to Crime Stoppers. Text TIP MCDOWELLSO and your information to 888777. With Crime Stoppers, your identity remains anonymous, and you could receive a cash reward.