A Lenoir woman is now on the Burke County Sheriff's Office's Most Wanted list after failing to show up in court to face felony methamphetamine charges stemming from a traffic stop more than a year ago. Ashley Nicole Creasy, born January 2, 1990, has outstanding warrants in Burke County and has not been located by law enforcement officers, according to the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office posted the wanted notice on September 8, 2026, identifying Creasy as a fugitive after she was charged with failure to appear on all of her pending charges, according to a Burke County Sheriff's Office Facebook post. Her last known address is listed on Celia Creek Road in Lenoir, which sits across the county line in Caldwell County — a detail that, per the Burke County government's Most Wanted registry, underscores the cross-county mobility that can complicate efforts to track down wanted individuals in the region.
Creasy's case dates back to an original arrest on August 5, 2025, when deputies responded to a report of a suspicious black GMC truck parked at the intersection of Piney Road and Greenlee Drive in Burke County. A search of the vehicle turned up a yellow bag containing methamphetamine, a prescription bottle holding Diazepam and Alprazolam pills, a green leafy substance, and a glass smoking pipe, according to the sheriff's office.
The Charges She's Accused Of Dodging
Creasy is charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of Schedule II controlled substances, misdemeanor simple possession of Schedule IV controlled substances, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Under North Carolina General Statutes § 90-95, possession of any quantity of methamphetamine is classified as a Class I felony, carrying potential prison sentences ranging from six to 12 months for first-time offenders, according to Arnold & Smith PLLC. Possession of narcotics ingestion equipment, like the glass pipe recovered during the stop, is a Class 1 misdemeanor under a separate state statute, per Laird Law PLLC.
It remains unclear whether Creasy has fled the immediate Unifour region or is still somewhere within Burke or Caldwell counties. That uncertainty is part of why the sheriff's office is leaning on its Ten Most Wanted program, which is designed to solicit public tips on fugitives with unserved warrants, according to Burke County government records.
Wider Push Against Meth in the Region
Creasy's case lands amid a broader regional crackdown on methamphetamine trafficking in Burke County. Joint law enforcement operations across Burke and Caldwell counties in April 2025 targeted multi-county drug rings, resulting in seizures of more than 13.5 grams of methamphetamine and thousands of doses of fentanyl, according to FOX 26 Houston. Federal prosecutors in the Western District of North Carolina have also targeted methamphetamine distribution in the county, securing a 25-year prison sentence in 2024 for a major regional trafficker, per the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Hoodline previously reported on another Burke County fugitive wanted for fleeing officers just weeks after a separate drug bust, part of a pattern of active warrants the sheriff's office has been working to clear this year. Anyone with information on Creasy's whereabouts is asked to contact the Burke County Sheriff's Office at 828-438-5500 or [email protected]. Those wishing to remain anonymous can also reach Morganton-Burke Crime Stoppers at (828) 437-3333, where tips leading to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward, according to Burke County government.
As with all Most Wanted listings, the charges against Creasy remain allegations tied to active warrants, not a determination of guilt. She has not yet appeared in court to answer to any of the charges filed against her.
