NC deputy fired, facing charges after leading armed group to teen’s home

Dameon Shepard,Monica Shepard,Jim Lea In this Thursday, May 7, 2020, photo, provided by the Port City Daily, high school senior Dameon Shepard, right, his mother, Monica Shepard, and their attorney Jim Lea, left, pose for a photo at the Shepard's home in the Rocky Point area of Pender County, in North Carolina. New Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy Jordan Kita faces criminal charges after authorities say he led a group of people to the wrong location, the Shepards' home, in a search for a missing girl. Kita has also been fired. (Mark Darrough/Port City Daily via AP) (Mark Darrough/AP)

By Associated Press

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina is facing criminal charges after authorities say he led a group of people to the wrong home in a search for a missing girl.

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New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David said Friday that Jordan Kita will be charged with trespassing and breaking and entering.

News outlets report Kita led an armed group of people to the home of Dameon Shepard, a senior at Laney High School in Wilmington.

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The all-white group tried unsuccessfully to force its way into the home of Shepard, who is black. Kita was looking for a 15-year-old girl but went to the wrong home. He has since been fired.



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