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 David Keith Daugherty photo from Swain Co. NC UPDATE: Friday 1:41 pm -
Preliminary results of the autopsy on Elizabeth Annette Carney shows death was due to strangulation.
UPDATE: Friday 11:34 am -
We have just confirmed that David Keith Daugherty has waived extradition to Tennessee and that no charges will be filed in North Carolina. BCSO detectives left earlier this morning to interview the suspect in Bryson City. UPDATE: Friday 11:14 am -
David Keith Daugherty was arrested by the Cherokee North Carolina police department late Thursday afternoon when officers responded to a local motel to investigate a disturbance.
Authorities say Daugherty approached an Ellenboro NC woman while she sat outside her room reading a book. He identified himself as a motel employee responding to a call for additional towels. When the woman entered the room she was struck by Daughtery with a stun gun and knocked to the floor. Her 8-year-old daughter ran to the office to summon law enforcement.
According to the Cherokee Police Department, Daugherty fled on foot before officers arrived but was taken into custody without incident about 300 yards from the motel after being spotted hiding in bushes.
Daugherty, facing first degree murder charges in Bradley County, is currently being held on a fugitive warrant in Swain County.
It wasn’t until after he arrived at the jail that his name and date of birth were checked through the NCIC computer system and his Tennessee charge was discovered.
The Mercury Villager that Daugherty fled the state in was found this morning wrecked in a ravine in Cherokee.
Detectives from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office will be in North Carolina today to interview the suspect. UPDATE: Thursday 6:42 pm-
We received word a short while ago that David Keith Daugherty is in custody in Cherokee North Carolina after being arrested there late this afternoon. At this time we have no details on the circumstances of his arrest. He will be held in custody on our warrant for 1st degree murder. UPDATE: Wednesday 4:45 pm -
The body of Elizabeth Annette Carney was sent to Knoxville early this morning where an autopsy is being conducted. At this time investigators are awaiting the results. A warrant charging David Keith Daugherty with first degree murder was issued today by the General Sessions Court of Bradley County. Wednesday, 5:00 am
Press Release on Elizabeth Annette Carney, age 40 On 0712/11 at 10:35 p.m. units responded to 1235 6th St. N.E. in Bradley County Tennessee to investigate a possible missing person. While enroute to the location the BCSO received another call stating that family/friends of Mrs. Carney had located her deceased in the residence. At this time we are looking for David Keith Daugherty w/m, age 41, as a person of interest. Mr. Daugherty is 5’8", 180lbs with blue eyes and brown hair, or possibly has a shaved head. He was last seen driving a 1995 Mercury Villager Van with gold trim bearing Tennessee tag 373-TLP. At this time we do not know any details as to how Mrs. Carney died. Anyone having contact with this individual should contact the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office at 423-728-7272 or dial 911 and contact your local Law Enforcement Agency. Capt. Brian Quinn BCSO C.I.D. |