Recently, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the public in regards to several breaking and enterings and larcenies in the Qualla/Whittier communities of Jackson County. The Sheriff’s Office has obtained arrest warrants for two suspects in some of these break-ins.
The suspects are Tara Renee Pheasant, aka Tara McCoy, 38, and her son, Frank Joseph McCoy, 21. The suspects have not been located at the time of this release, and Jackson County officials are asking for anyone with information about the suspect’s whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers 631-1125 or crimestoppers@jacksonnc.org
Both have been charged in Haywood County on similar charges and are out on bond.
– Jackson County Sheriff’s Office