MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) – A lieutenant with the Craven County Sheriff’s Office is in the Carteret County Detention Center charged with assault on a female.
According to the detention center, 40-year-old David Paul Craft was booked early Sunday morning.
Officials with knowledge of the situation confirmed to WNCT that Craft is currently a lieutenant with the Craven County Sheriff’s Office.
Craft was arrested by Morehead City police and was booked at 4 a.m. Sunday, according to the Carteret County Detention Center.
No other information, including a bond amount for Craft, was immediately available on Sunday.
Craft’s first court appearance is planned for Jan. 10 in district court, according to the detention center.— CBS North Carolina contributed to this report