PITT COUNTY, NC (WNCT) – The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office confirms a Jacksonville man was arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes in Pitt County on Monday.

According to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, Jason Samuel Horning, 35, of Jacksonville, was arrested on Monday and charged with the following:

  • Felony second-degree forcible rape
  • Felony attempted second-degree forcible sexual offense
  • Felony assault by strangulation
  • Felony first-degree kidnapping
  • Misdemeanor larceny

Horning was placed in the Pitt County Jail on a total bond of $2,000,500.