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May 19, 2025Boone Sexual Assault
For more information contact:
Sergeant Dennis O’Neal
Phone: 828-268-6936
Boone, NC –
Release Date: May 16, 2025
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Investigators assigned to the Boone Police Department Criminal Investigations Division were notified of a sexual assault. During the investigation it was determined that the victim of the assault was a juvenile.
At the conclusion of the investigation, 37-year-old Joshua Lynn Suit of Boone, was placed under arrest. Suit was charged with two counts of Felony Statutory Sexual Offense With a Child by an Adult. Suit was issued a court date of June 30, 2025, and placed in the custody of the Watauga County Detention Center without bond.
The Boone Police Department would like to thank the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for assisting with this investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Detective Bailey Walker at 828-268-6948 or ba***********@to*********.net.
