On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at approximately 12:00 PM, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received information of a possible location of a wanted individual from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Officers responded to a residence located on Icard Ridge Road in the Bethlehem community of Alexander County. Upon arrival, officers located Michael Dean Hawley, W/M, age 37. Hawley had outstanding warrants and was wanted for 15 counts related to internet child sex crimes in the state of Florida. Hawley was taken into custody and transported to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office without incident where he was served with a Fugitive Order for the charges in Florida. Hawley was placed under a $1,000,000.00 secured bond with a first appearance date set for Monday, July 19, 2021 in Alexander County District Court.
Authority of Sheriff Chris Bowman
