Overview
- Investigators now focus on a corridor between Vanceboro and the Beaufort County line based on tips and surveillance sightings.
- A Nov. 4 capture on a N.C. 43 surveillance system showed a person believed to be Connelly, with items found during tracking supporting that assessment and tan coveralls noted as his latest clothing.
- A Nov. 5 report near U.S. 17 and Wilmar Road remains unconfirmed, and a Nov. 3 report at U.S. 17 and N.C. 102 was determined to be a false sighting.
- U.S. Marshals and local, state and federal partners have conducted repeated ground and air searches using bloodhounds, drones and helicopters across heavily wooded areas with abandoned structures.
- Authorities describe Connelly as armed and dangerous, offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest, warn that assisting his flight is a crime, and urge residents to call 911 with sightings.