Crime & Safety

Traffic Stop Yields Male Suspect in N.C. Rape of Child

Middletown Police say the 63-year-old resident they stopped while driving with a suspended license and registration has an active warrant from Windsor, N.C., for sexual assault of a minor.

 

A 63-year-old Middletown man is being arraigned today after a routine traffic stop records check revealed he had an outstanding warrant from North Carolina for rape of a child, according to police.

On Sept. 21 at 9:06 p.m., Middletown Police saw Huther Lee Holley, 63, of East Main Street driving an Oldsmobile on South Main Street with a suspended license. When pulled over, the report says, Holley offered his Virginia drivers license and said the car belonged to his cousin.

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On Sept. 24 at 10 p.m., police discovered Holley had an extraditable warrant from Windsor, N.C., for rape of a child, the report indicates, and took him into custody at his home.

Holley was charged with fugitive arrest without a warrant, operating a motor vehicle while license and registration are suspended.

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