Eden Woman Facing Felony Cruelty To Animal and Marijuana Charges

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Eden Police Department News Release • October 29, 2024 • Lt. D. Stepps

(Eden, NC) – On Friday, October 18, 2024, The Eden Police Department responded to 507 Washburn Avenue in Eden, in reference to a missing person “Ashley Patterson” while on scene officers looked through a window and observed a deceased dog.

The Eden Police Department Investigators later learned that Ashley Patterson went with a friend to Virginia, and had left the dog unattended, with no one to care for it.

After a thorough investigation and consulting with the Rockingham County District Attorney’s Office, Detective Tyson Scales secured warrants on 40-Year old Ashley Dawn Patterson of Eden, for the following offenses:

  • 1 Count of Cruelty to Animals (Felony)
  • 1 Count of Manufacture Marijuana (Felony)

Anyone with information regarding Patterson’s whereabouts is asked to contact Lieutenant David Stepps or Detective Tyson Scales at 336-623-9755 (24hr) or 336-623-9240 ext. 3255 8 am-6 pm.

Anyone wishing to provide information and remain anonymous is asked to call Rockingham County Crimestoppers at 336-349-9683.

Ashley Dawn Patterson

Date of Birth: 09/03/1984

Address: 507 Washburn Ave. Eden, NC 27288

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