Morganton man arrested for habitual felon, attempted insurance fraud charge

Danny Ray Brittain, 57, of Rainhill Drive in Morganton, was arrested by multiple agencies on Friday (November 8). He is charged with two felony counts of being a habitual offender and a single felony count of attempted insurance fraud and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance.

On November 8, the Burke County Sheriff's Office, along with the US Marshals Task Force, Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force and Probation and Parole, arrested Danny Ray Brittain. The U.S. Marshals Task Force received information that Brittain was hiding at an address on North Greene Street in Morganton.

Brittain was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Burke County Jail, where he was held without bail. No court date has been set.