62-year-old William Eugene Murphy of Hollywood Ridge Road in Lenoir was arrested by Officers with the Department of Probation & Parole yesterday (April 13) for a felony probation violation. Murphy is on probation as he serves a 36-month suspended sentence following a June 2021 conviction in Caldwell County for felony receiving a stolen vehicle.

Murphy was jailed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond. He remained in jail as of this morning. A probable cause hearing was set for April 20 in Lenoir with a Superior Court date coming up on May 9.