Wake Forest Police Arrest Man for Felony Disclosure of Private Images

Wake Forest Police Department executed a search warrant March 4, 2026, and arrested a man who was charged with felony disclosure of private images, a town notice said. The department said the operation was carried out with assistance from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.

Public statements about where the search occurred and who was connected to the address differ. The town notice described the operation as at a Wake Forest residence and identified the arrestee as a Kittrell resident; a separate town Facebook post states WFPD “executed a search warrant at the residence of Steven Doria (photo attached), 2529 Bobbitt Road, Kittrell.” Those two public items — the town notice and the Facebook post — present conflicting location details and a named individual tied to the searched residence.

The notice that announced the March 4 arrest charged the man with felony disclosure of private images but did not include an attached charging document, bond information, jail booking number, or a court date in the text provided. The available town statements also did not specify whether additional warrants were executed, whether other agencies beyond the Vance County Sheriff’s Office participated on scene, or whether any victims were identified in the disclosure case.

The use of search warrants as an investigative tool has precedent in Wake County. In a separate 2022 homicide investigation, reporting noted that investigators “executing search warrant after search warrant” built a trail that led to suspects, and that authorities there analyzed 30 days of cellular telephone usage to identify persons of interest. That case — which involved the Aug. 11, 2022, killing of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd and the later guilty plea and life sentence for Alder Marin‑Sotelo — remains distinct from the March 4 disclosure arrest but illustrates how multi‑warrant tactics and forensic analysis have been used in complex local investigations.

Recent local law enforcement activity has also included high‑visibility manhunts and a carjacking chase that prompted neighborhood alerts in Wake Forest. Separate reporting documented a carjacking at Triangle Town Center that led to GPS tracking of a stolen Mercedes into Wake Forest’s Tyler Run subdivision; law enforcement messages in those incidents urged neighbors to lock doors and call 911 if they saw anything suspicious. Those events are not linked to the March 4 arrest but reflect heightened police operations in the county in recent weeks.

The town notice and the Facebook post remain the principal public accounts of the March 4 action; they confirm the March 4 arrest, the charge of felony disclosure of private images, and Vance County Sheriff’s Office assistance, while presenting inconsistent details about the searched location and the identity tied to the address 2529 Bobbitt Road, Kittrell. Official clarification from Wake Forest Police Department or Vance County authorities is needed to reconcile those discrepancies and to provide court and booking information for the charged individual.