{"id":139944,"date":"2026-01-07T23:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thencbeat.com\/?p=139944"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:44:24","slug":"newton-grove-police-chief-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/newton-grove-police-chief-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Newton Grove Police Chief Arrested on Felony Charges Involving Minor, Secret Peeping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"571\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"356\">SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C.<\/strong> \u2014 The <strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"678\">Newton Grove <\/strong>police chief, <strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"462\">Greg Warren, <\/strong>has been arrested by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation following a criminal investigation requested by the Sampson County Sheriff\u2019s Office, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"883\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ncsbi\/posts\/pfbid0WDKuKSFLsExDhAcHiosJL4SwW1VfkAKRXFkjq5radXh3AYdtqZzn5SsxdSWuoHXSl\">SBI confirmed<\/a> that Warren was taken into custody after investigators reviewed allegations that led to a formal probe. As a result of that investigation, the top law enforcement official in the Town of Newton Grove now faces seven felony charges, including offenses involving a minor and secret peeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"924\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Authorities say Warren is charged with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1174\">\n<li data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"982\">\n<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"982\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">One felony count of indecent liberties with a minor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1062\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Two felony counts of secret peeping under N.C. General Statute \u00a714-202(e)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1174\">\n<p data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1174\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Four felony counts of possessing images derived from secret peeping under N.C. General Statute \u00a714-202(g)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1897\"><strong data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1897\">Newton Grove Police Chief Arrested After SBI Took Over Investigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139950\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9656.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139950\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9656-536x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Warren, Newton Grove police chief arrested by NC SBI in Sampson County\" width=\"536\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Warren, the Newton Grove police chief, was arrested by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation on seven felony charges following an investigation in Sampson County.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1366\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Warren was transported to the <strong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1241\">Sampson County Detention Center<\/strong>, where he is currently being processed. Officials say he is expected to make his first court appearance later this week.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. \u2014 The Newton Grove police chief, Greg Warren, has been arrested by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation following a criminal investigation requested by the Sampson County Sheriff\u2019s Office, according to authorities. The SBI confirmed that Warren was taken into custody after investigators reviewed allegations that led to a formal probe. 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