The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said on Facebook that John Matthew Nigh was taken back into custody Tuesday afternoon. Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes thanked the agencies ...

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The search continues in North Carolina for a man accused of escaping a detention center through ...

PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Escaped North Carolina inmate John Matthew Nigh was arrested in Pamlico ... over two weeks after escaping from the Craven County Detention Center.

This is in connection to the escape of John Matthew Nigh from the Craven County Detention Facility on Sunday January 26, 2025. Both suspects were Nigh’s cellmates at the time of the escape.

The Craven County Sheriff’s Office says detention officers noticed that John Nigh was missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday. After a search, the sheriff’s office says it was found that Nigh ...

According to the Craven County Sheriff's Office, the manhunt for John Matthew Nigh is ongoing, and all agencies in the state have been alerted about his escape. Authorities realized Nigh was ...

Sunday afternoon, John Matthew Nigh was reported missing from his assigned cell at the Craven County Detention Center in New Bern, North Carolina, about 115 miles southeast of Raleigh. According ...