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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca
...It would appear that arrests by private persons ARE contemplated, but under a separate section of the statutes. So what does Section 15A-405 say about arrests by private persons?
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What is says it (G.S. 15A‑405, emphasis added):
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§ 15A-405. Assistance to law-enforcement officers by private persons to effect arrest or prevent escape; benefits for private persons.
(a) Assistance upon Request; Authority. – Private persons may assist law-enforcement officers in effecting arrests and preventing escapes from custody when requested to do so by the officer. When so requested, a private person has the same authority to effect an arrest or prevent escape from custody as the officer making the request. He does not incur civil or criminal liability for an invalid arrest unless he knows the arrest to be invalid. Nothing in this subsection constitutes justification for willful, malicious or criminally negligent conduct by such person which injures or endangers any person or property, nor shall it be construed to excuse or justify the use of unreasonable or excessive force...
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So in North Carolina in order for a private citizen to perform a lawful arrest he must be assisting an LEO, and only when requested by an LEO.