Two people were charged after about 200 bronze vases were
reported stolen from gravesites at a cemetery in Wayne County.
It happened at Wayne Memorial Park on N.C. Highway 117 South between
November 2025 and January 2026, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies identified 35-year-old Lewis Cody Honeycutt and
46-year-old Crystal Lynn Yancey, both of Goldsboro as the suspects related to
the thefts.
Honeycutt and Yancey are each charged with 26 counts of disturbing a casket/grave marker, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property and obtaining property by false pretense.
Both suspects are being held in the Wayne County Detention Center
under a $150,000 secured bond.
“These cases were unconscionable and deeply hurtful for many families in our
community,” Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce said.
Anyone who finds a missing or recently stolen vase is encouraged to report
it to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.