The quiet streets of Benson got a jolt when agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation searched the home of a Four Oaks police officer, a move breathing new life into a 22-year-old mystery surrounding the death of Garner teenager Josh Davis. The March 31 search, part of what officials now openly call a homicide investigation, turned up digital devices that investigators are sending for forensic analysis. For Davis’s family and longtime neighbors, the development is both a long-awaited step forward and a painful reminder of how long they have waited for answers.
According to court documents tied to the warrant, agents seized an iPhone and a laptop during the March 31 operation and identified the Four Oaks officer as a person of interest. The warrant states that the tip prompting the search came from the officer’s former spouse and describes the officer as at times “uncooperative and unresponsive,” with inconsistent statements given in both 2004 and 2025. As of the time of reporting, no charges have been filed…..