Found Deceased NC - Jessica Lawrence, 42, Robeson County, 26 Sep 2021 *POI arrested*

[JerseyGirl]

Deputies searching for missing Robeson County woman last seen in September

42-year-old Jessica Lawrence, of St. Pauls, was reported missing Tuesday. The person who reported her missing said she was last seen leaving her job on Owen Drive in Fayetteville on Sept. 26.

She was believed to have gone back to her home on Coy Road in St. Pauls.

Lawrence is described as being 5′5″ and around 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was also last seen driving a grey 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a North Carolina license plate: HEK-9930.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Crews are searching Thursday in the communities of St. Pauls, Lumberton and Rowland for 42-year-old Jessica Lawrence, according to Major Damien McLean with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.

Crews searching 3 different areas for missing Robeson County woman

 

[JerseyGirl]

Robeson County deputies make arrest after woman reported missing; foul play suspected | WBTW

Michael L. Brayboy, 42, of Rowland, was spotted Thursday driving the jeep of Jessica Lawrence, who was reported missing Tuesday but was last seen leaving her job in Fayetteville Sept. 26, according to deputies.

“We have reason to believe foul play is involved,” Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a statement.

Brayboy was taken to the Robeson County Detention Center on a $1.5 million bond.

 

[JerseyGirl]

NC deputies report multiple searches for woman missing after leaving Fayetteville job last month | CBS 17

 

[JerseyGirl]

Fayetteville med center worker still missing after sex offender found driving her Jeep; 50+ involved in search

Searches Monday were based on information and evidence found in her car, home, and near the road, Wilkins said.

Crews used drones and cadaver dogs to search the area near Hubbard Road. The brush was so dense in some areas that they had to cut through with machetes.

Wilkins said crews also searched several ponds, some chest-deep.

“The searching of these specific areas is the result of information and evidence obtained during the investigation,” Robeson County officials said in a statement Monday.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Deputies searching extensive area for Robeson County missing woman

 

[JerseyGirl]

Missing Fayetteville worker was headed on trip with boyfriend when she vanished, friend says | CBS 17

 

[LoveyG]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around her being in a relationship with that man.

 

[GraceG]

Her boyfriend was arrested. A missing North Carolina woman's boyfriend was arrested driving her Jeep The charge "failure to report a change in address by sex offender" but the bond is a million and a half according to the MSM article. That's WAY too high in my opinion if that is the only charge as typically where I have lived the standard bond for a Class 6 felony is no more than $25,000. I think there is more that LE is not releasing at this time.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

A body has been found in Rowland this afternoon. It could possibly be Jessica.

Officials request dental records for missing woman after body found in Robeson County :: WRAL.com

 

[borndem]

Just now seeing this - I grew up in this county many years ago when it was a nice place to live. A lot has happened to make this area a high-crime and tuff place to live. The typical decline of many small towns where factories left the area and young teens had very little opportunities to find work without education beyond high school, or less than a high school diploma.
Please excuse if this is a repeat -- it's from Raleigh, NC, news:
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Officials request dental records for missing woman after body found in Robeson County
Posted October 25, 2021 4:12 p.m. EDT
Updated October 25, 2021 5:48 p.m. EDT
By Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter & Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer
Rowland, N.C. — A body was found in the woods along Highway 710 in Robeson County on Monday as crews conducted an investigation after finding belongings of a missing woman in that area.

Jessica Lawrence, a 42-year-old mother of three who worked at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, has been missing for weeks. She was last seen at her home in St. Pauls on Sept. 26 when a probation officer stopped by to see her boyfriend.

After discovering the body, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins contacted Lawrence's parents to request her dental records to help determine whether or not the body belongs to her.
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Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, after her boyfriend Michael Brayboy, a known sex offender, was arrested during a traffic stop while driving her vehicle on Oct. 14 in Red Springs.
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More here:
Officials request dental records for missing woman after body found in Robeson County :: WRAL.com

 

[borndem]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around her being in a relationship with that man.

You said it, @LoveyG - Brayboy has a long record with the NC Dept of Public Safety, his last offense was First Degree Rape and Sexual Offense 1st Degree, for which he got a 23-28 year sentence. He was released in July, 2020, and is still on parole.
I can't imagine why she would be associated with him, JMHO.

He has quite a record, going back to drug offenses in 1996, for which he got probation.

Here is a link to his DPS record:

NC DPS Offender Public Information

 

[borndem]

Another recent article, but no confirmation so far:

Body found in Robeson County during missing person search
Monday, October 25, 2021 6:59PM
RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A body was found in Robeson County on Monday while investigators were conducting a missing persons search.
The Robeson County Sheriff's Office said the body was found off of Tom M Road near NC710 between Rowland and Pembroke.
That's in the general area where detectives have been searching for 42-year-old Jessica Lawrence.
The sheriff's office said it has obtained Lawrence's DNA for comparison to the body found Monday. Investigators have also spoken with family members about obtaining Lawrence's dental records.
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More here:
Body found in Robeson County during missing person search

 

[borndem]

Her boyfriend was arrested. A missing North Carolina woman's boyfriend was arrested driving her Jeep The charge "failure to report a change in address by sex offender" but the bond is a million and a half according to the MSM article. That's WAY too high in my opinion if that is the only charge as typically where I have lived the standard bond for a Class 6 felony is no more than $25,000. I think there is more that LE is not releasing at this time.

He has quite a conviction record in NC, and he was driving her car and she wasn't in it. Both of those factors probably enabled LE to push for a high bail amount.
And yes, there certainly could be factors that we don't yet know.
Hoping the dental records and DNA will be examined and a determination made asap. I'm sure she has relatives and friends who are worried about her.

 

[borndem]

The latest local news from Raleigh, NC, but nothing new. Hoping the local LE doesn't let this one go cold -- their track record on solving cases such as this (women found dead) hasn't been great -- but they do have a small number of officers, etc.
Budgets are tight in this poor county.
So glad they do have her boyfriend in local lockup.
Since the M.E. has the found body and something to compare DNA and dental, let's hope the yea or nay on a match is determined and reported soon.
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After woman’s ‘suspicious disappearance,’ body found near search area, NC cops say
By Simone Jasper October 26, 2021 9:31 AM

Crews searching for a missing person found an unidentified body — and want the dental records of a woman who vanished from her North Carolina home weeks ago, officials said. Investigators had been looking for clues in the “suspicious disappearance” of Jessica Lawrence, who they say was last seen on Sept. 26. A family member reported her missing about two weeks later on Oct. 12.
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Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article255289491.html#storylink=cpy

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Confirmed deceased.

High Point: Body found of missing woman, Jessica Lawrence

 

[JerseyGirl]

Body found in Robeson County woods ID'd as missing woman :: WRAL.com

 

[cvaldez1975]

Body found in Robeson County woods ID'd as missing woman :: WRAL.com

youve got to be kidding me. that guy is strung out of his mind on meth clearly.... AND a RSO

 

[borndem]

One more article from Raleigh, NC:

Body identified as missing NC woman after her ‘suspicious disappearance,’ cops say
By Simone Jasper Updated October 28, 2021 4:10 PM

UPDATE: The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 28 said it identified the body as Jessica Lawrence and said the investigation was ongoing. “I spoke with Jessica’s mother today and while this does bring a little relief to the family as to her being located, I can assure the public that we plan to bring the person(s) to justice that were involved in this heinous crime” Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a news release.
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Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article255289491.html#storylink=cpy

 

[borndem]

I guess most of us kind of knew we'd get bad news that it was her body that would be found. Just glad that it happened soon.
Such a shame. Not lookin' good for her boyfriend, Brayboy, IMO. He probably is or will be in more trouble soon.
Hoping there is some solid evidence to prove that he did it. If he did it.