Sextortion Investigation Leads to Arrest of North Carolina Man

February 13, 2026

Press Release

A sextortion investigation that began with a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputy initial response in Michigan, has resulted in the arrest of a North Carolina man now facing more than 25 felony sex crime charges.

On January 2, 2026, the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office involving a local 18-year-old female who reported she was being extorted by Kelbie Glover, 22, of Rose Hill, North Carolina. Glover is a registered sex offender in Sampson County from previous convictions related to sexual battery and indecent exposure.

Sampson County Investigators worked quickly to locate Glover, and developed probable cause that Glover was threatening to release private images of the female to family members and arrested him on one count of sexual extortion of an adult, a felony. He was initially denied bond under Iryna’s Law, however, later received a bond and was released after that bond was paid.

A continued investigation between January 22 and February 2 uncovered digital evidence showing images of multiple underage females and identified additional victims who were extorted or received unsolicited explicit images from him. Evidence also corroborated that Glover sexually assaulted an 18-year-old female in Sampson County in late 2024. Due to these findings, arrest warrants were obtained for the following, in addition to the January 2 charges:

• 1 count of Second-Degree Forcible Rape
• 14 counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Child
• 5 counts of Third-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Child
• 1 count of Indecent Liberties with a Child
• 1 count of Extortion
• 1 count of Disseminating Obscenities
• 1 count of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

On February 4, 2026, a Sampson County District Court Judge set bond at $475,000 with stipulations of wearing electronic monitoring device, being confined to his home when not at work or school, and having no access to electronic devices if released pending trial.

The Calhoun County Sheriff is thankful for the work of the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office continuing the investigation and for our good working relationships with surrounding jurisdictions, including ones out of state.