The owner of a timber company has been arrested following a lengthy investigation into alleged timber theft and other crimes in five North Carolina counties, including Onslow and Pender.
According to the N.C. Forest Service, Joel Blake Lee, 55, of Clayton, owner and operator of Frontier Timber, Inc., was arrested Wednesday.
Investigators say the charges stem from an investigation involving multiple victims in Chatham, Columbus, Onslow, Pender and Wayne counties…