Greensboro Teen Arrested on Felony Assault, Gun Charges, Held Without Bond

Bullets struck a home on Franklinwood Drive just before 2 a.m. on January 24 while people were still inside. Six weeks later, shots tore into an occupied residence on John Dimrey Drive. Tivharyi Jefferson, 18, was arrested March 27 on charges tying him to both shootings, facing a total of nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

Jefferson was booked into the Guilford County Jail without bond, meaning he will remain in custody until at least his next scheduled court appearance on May 26, according to online booking records.

The Franklinwood Drive shooting produced five charges for that incident: three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharge of a weapon into occupied property, felony conspiracy, discharge of a firearm in the city, and injury to personal property. The March 1 incident on John Dimrey Drive added six more assault-with-intent-to-kill counts, along with discharge of a weapon into occupied property, felony conspiracy, and discharge of a firearm in the city.

Additional charges against Jefferson span the weeks between the John Dimrey Drive shooting and his arrest. He is charged with carrying a concealed gun and speeding from March 3, possession of a weapon of mass destruction with an offense date of March 16, and possession of a stolen firearm from March 25.

Greensboro Police credited three specialized units with building the case: the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, the Violent Crime Reduction Team, and the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team. The involvement of those units signals that investigators drew on both traditional detective work and crime-gun intelligence resources, which can include ballistics analysis, shell-casing matching, and data linkages across separate incidents.

Shots fired into occupied homes place every person inside at direct risk, including children and neighbors with no connection to any dispute. The nine assault-with-intent-to-kill counts, stacked alongside weapons, conspiracy, and concealment charges across two residential shootings and several other alleged offenses, position prosecutors for a high-stakes case that could carry significant prison time if convictions result. Copies of warrants are publicly available through Guilford County eCourts.