Aberdeen Police Department announced a wanted Aberdeen woman is facing extradition to Georgia after being apprehended at a hotel in Southern Pines.
Forty-eight-year-old Lori Peavy was jailed at the Moore County Detention Center under a $25,000 secured bond and is waiting for extradition to Habersham County, Georgia.
“On October 18, 2024, Aberdeen Officers located an outstanding warrant for Peavy for a parole violation with full extradition out of Georgia,” said Aberdeen Police Chief Brian Chavis in a press release. “Aberdeen Officers made immediate attempts to locate her, in and around Aberdeen. Officers were able to obtain information that Peavy was staying at a hotel in Southern Pines, in the area of US 1 and Pinehurst Ave.”
Aberdeen officers located Peavy and took her into custody.
She was served with an outstanding parole violation warrant for felony robbery, felony aggravated assault, felony exploitation of elders, and giving a false name/address/date of birth to law enforcement officers.
Details about the crimes she is accused of have not been released.
Feature photo: Lori Peavy is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law—photo provided by Aberdeen Police Department.
