The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has been actively investigating a string of breaking and entering incidents in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County.
As a result of the ongoing investigation, Deputies arrested Charles Vincent Packer Jr., age 54 from Taylorsville, on July 2. Packer has been charged with the following offenses:
Four counts of felony breaking and entering
Two counts of larceny after breaking and entering
One count of larceny of a motor vehicle
One count of injury to personal property
In addition, Packer was charged with being a registered sex offender on school premises. The investigation revealed that he was on school property during late-night hours.
Packer is on the sex-offender registry as the result of a 1996 conviction in Catawba County for indecent liberties with a minor.

Charles Vincent Packer
His first appearance in District Court is scheduled for Monday, July 7.
This investigation remains active, and additional arrests are anticipated in connection with these cases.
Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Press Release