BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A man who was recently listed among the Burke County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted suspects was arrested after surrendering to authorities. Michael Joel Davis, 29, of Morganton, was taken into custody on August 14 after a local bondsman brought him to the Burke County Magistrate’s Office to surrender. Deputies also served Davis with outstanding Failure to Appear warrants in Burke County. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, the Burke County ch

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