Press release from the Cherokee County North Carolina Sheriff’s Office:

Murphy, NC — Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the September 23rd , 2016 arrest of 32
year old Jonathan Ervin Kisselburg who gave a Murphy North Carolina address on charges
involving allegations of kidnapping and rape.

On the First of July 2016 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an
adult female who had been kidnapped and sexually assault. During the investigation Kisselburg,
a registered sex offender, was identified as suspect in the investigation. The investigation was
then presented to the September setting of the Cherokee County Grand Jury who handed down
indictments for First Degree Kidnapping and Second Degree Forcible Rape.

Kisselburg was arrested on the indictments and is currently incarcerated in the Cherokee
County Detention Center under a $150,000.00 secure bond. Kisselburg is expected to be in
Cherokee County Superior Court on November 07th, 2016.

Because of the sensitive nature of the crime reported no further press releases will be
made concerning this case.

Sheriff Palmer stated “Again, we see the importance of the sex offender registry laws. I
am glad to see that our state has tightened up some loopholes. As always we are not able to do
the job alone and are appreciative of the public’s assistance in keeping our community safe.”
Sheriff Palmer encourages any one that has information on this crime or any other to
report it. To report crime in Cherokee County you can call the anonymous tip line at 828-837-
1344 or email a tip at [email protected] or call 911 if you observe a crime in
progress