Morganton man indicted on child sex crimes

A grand jury has indicted a man on allegations he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old.

Ronald William Belloir Jr., 28, of 107 Cox St., Morganton was indicted Feb. 9 on one count each of indecent liberties with a minor and sexual offense with a child, according to a court records.

Belloir was one of 38 people indicted with true bills returned during the weeklong Feb. 6 grand jury session in Burke County.

The 28-year-old was initially charged Jan. 20 with a separate count of indecent liberties.

Belloir was jailed at Burke-Catawba District Confinement Facility under a $65,000 secured bond with a court date scheduled for April 30.

The grand jury also returned a true bill indicting Thomas Edward Pearson, 59, on one count of sex act by a custodian.

Pearson, a former sergeant at Burke-Catawba District Confinement Facility, was accused of sleeping with 33-year-old Alicia Camille Goode while she was in jail awaiting trial for murder.

He was arrested on March 4 and is being held at an out-of-county jail.

Goode has since been convicted of second-degree murder and is serving a 7- to 9-year sentence, according to prison records.

Also indicted were:

» Maria Ann Artegea on one count of larceny

» Jamie Leann Hall Barrier on one count of possession of stolen goods

» David Lee Benfield on one count each of breaking and entering, and larceny

» Michael Allen Benfield on one count each of breaking and entering, and larceny

» William Douglas Bollinger on one count each of breaking and entering, and larceny

» Robert Jeffrey Tyler Chapman on one count each of breaking and entering, larceny, and possession of stolen goods

» Amanda Sue Cook on one count of robbery with a deadly weapon

» Brandy Leigh Dellinger on one count each of trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia

» Anthony Edward Deyton on three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses

» David Wayne Edwards on one count each of breaking and entering, and larceny

» John Patrick Frye on one count of obtaining property by false pretenses

» Jada Renee Gilliland on one count each of larceny and driving while impaired

» Tony Aaron Goddard on one count of breaking and entering

» Billy Roger Griffin on one count of larceny

» Patrick Joshua Hall on five counts of larceny, two counts of attempted larceny and one count of breaking and entering

» Franklin Dale Hare on one count each of trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia

» Travis Dean Harold on one count of larceny

» Beth Juanita Hicks on two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses

» Gary Adam Hicks on one count of obtaining property by false pretenses

» Dallas Christopher Hopkins on one count of breaking and entering

» Johnathan Edward Hunnicutt on one count of larceny

» Joshua Allen Jubin on one count each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods

» James Allen Minyard on one count each of breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods

» Michael Edward Monn on one count of larceny

» Robert Kyle Morgan on one count of larceny by an employee

» Karen Lynn Morris on one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon

» William Todd Porter on one count of obtaining property by false pretenses

» Jessica Erin Ramsey on one count of possession of stolen goods

» Danny Eugene Roseman Jr. on one count of possession of stolen goods

» Melissa York Starnes on one count each of trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia

» Jacob Thomas Stilwell on one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle

» Koby Dale Tevepaugh on one count each of obtaining property by false pretenses and larceny

» Juventino Roque Vicente on one count of indecent liberties with a minor

» Jordan Lee Weaver on two counts of breaking and entering and one count of larceny

» Melvin Woodrow Wilson on one count each of breaking and entering, and larceny of a motor vehicle

» Larry Lee Young on five counts of larceny, two counts of attempted larceny and one count of breaking and entering