Apex woman arrested after allegedly removing, damaging Andi Morrow campaign sign
Ivy Lynn Dearman, 67, was arrested after allegedly removing an Andi Morrow campaign sign outside Apex Town Hall; warrants and local outlets link the sign to Morrow.
Apex police arrested 67-year-old Ivy Lynn Dearman in connection with the removal and alleged vandalism of a political campaign sign displayed outside Apex Town Hall, arrest paperwork and local reporting indicate. The sign is identified in those documents as belonging to local candidate Andi Morrow.
CBS17 reported that the criminal paperwork includes warrants that specify the charge: "According to warrants, Ivy Lynn Dearman is being charged with removing a political sign that belongs to Andi Morrow." The warrants language cited by CBS17 provides the most specific legal description available in local reporting to date.
WRAL’s coverage adds a broader allegation about the incident, stating that Dearman "was accused of vandalizing multiple political signs outside of Apex Town Hall." WRAL’s description uses the plural "multiple," while CBS17 and other reports focus on the removal of the sign belonging to Morrow; the available material does not reconcile whether warrants list one count or several.
Local reports place the incident at Apex Town Hall and identify the jurisdiction as Wake County, N.C.; a truncated social post circulating on Facebook began with the header, "Apex Woman Charged with Removing Political Campaign Sign WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — An Apex woman is facing charges after police say she unlawfully," but the post was not provided in full in the materials reviewed.
Available reporting does not include the exact date and time of the arrest in police logs, booking information, bond amount, or a scheduled court date. The research materials note the event date as Feb. 25, 2026, but the arrest paperwork and warrants themselves — which CBS17 references — are the primary source for the charge language; the publicly available excerpts do not provide statute numbers or count details.
Andi Morrow is identified in arrest paperwork and reporting as the owner of the sign; no quoted statements from Morrow, her campaign, Apex police, Dearman, or defense counsel were included in the materials supplied. Public records such as the full arrest affidavit, Wake County booking logs, and magistrate filings remain to be reviewed to confirm whether multiple signs are listed in formal charges and to establish the arrest and court timeline.
Court filings and an Apex Police Department statement are likely to clarify the precise charges and the scope of alleged vandalism; CBS17, WRAL, and the original arrest paperwork are the current sources tying Dearman to the removal of the Morrow sign outside Apex Town Hall.
Know something we missed? Have a correction or additional information?
Submit a Tip
