Man sentenced to prison in relation to overdose death
A Goldsboro man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for drug charges connected with the overdose death of an Onslow County man.U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Donte Terrill...
View ArticleN.C. Supreme Court pulls Racial Justice Act murder defendant off death row
The 4-3 ruling says Marcus Robinson’s protection against double-jeopardy was violated when he was re-sentenced to death.
View ArticleRichlands: Trenton woman killed in car crash
A Trenton woman is dead while her husband and a minor are in critical condition as a result from a head on crash in Richlands Friday afternoon.North Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash took place on...
View ArticleD.A. recommends parole denied for cop killer
The story dates back to May 28, 1981 when Jacksonville Police Detective William T. Whitehead was murdered while investigating a case that involved two men who were in a sexual relationship with a...
View ArticleCCSO: Traffic stop leads to trafficker’s arrest
Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman in Newport during a traffic stop on Thursday on drug charges dating back to December 2019.Misty Ann Parsons, 43, was stopped by deputies on Lake Road...
View ArticleOCSO await extradition of couple in bar fight
A couple has been arrested and await extradition from Tennessee after allegedly assaulting a man in an Onslow County bar.On July 17 Joel Kyle Huff, 29, and Rebekah Grace Petto, 27, were arrested at...
View ArticleDeputies arrest convicted felon in Midway Park
An investigation from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit and Crime Reduction Team led to the arrest of a Jacksonville man on Thursday.Jourden Tairee Shepard, 22, of West 3rd...
View ArticleCo-defendant in murder of Michael Jordan’s father to be paroled
Larry Demery, who is serving a life sentence, is scheduled to be released in 2023
View ArticleJones: One person dead in deputy involved shooting
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has taken the lead in a fatal deputy involved shooting near Pollocksville Tuesday night.District Attorney Ernie Lee and Jones County Sheriff Danny Heath...
View ArticleOnslow Sheriff: DWI checkpoints are out there
Moving into their third year, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force is looking to continue it’s efforts in preventing fatalities and serious injuries for residents.What was initially set up...
View ArticleHit-an-run cases in Onslow at risk of not being solved
Two fatal hit-and-run cases in Onslow County are at risk of not being solved as Highway Patrol have exhausted all of their leads.Sergeant John Edwards explained both cases lacked physical evidence at...
View ArticleSheriffs join in announcing drug arrests
Law enforcement agencies from three counties came together at the Craven County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday to announce numerous arrests of individuals, many under charges of selling illegal drugs in...
View ArticleOnslow man accused of taking deputies on high speed chase
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high speed chase on Monday that ended with the man they were after crashing into a ditch in a stolen car.Robert Shawn Baxter, 50, of Dunn Road in...
View ArticleState, local agencies puts dent in Onslow drug sales
Investigators with several agencies in Onslow and New Hanover Counties made a strong statement when they arrested two individuals on drug charges after they moved to the area from another state.Abdul...
View ArticleFour years later, sex charge against prominent Fayetteville car dealer still...
The alleged victim is willing to testify, but it's unknown when the case against Mike Lallier will be heard.
View ArticleSneads Ferry man dead resulting from car crash with minor
A Sneads Ferry man died at a local hospital after investigators say a 16-year-old driver hit him in a cross walk Thursday evening.At approximately 8:33 p.m. officers with the Jacksonville Police...
View ArticleDeputies bust Richlands man with oxys
For the second time in two weeks, deputies with the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest involving drugs coming from outside the county.Larry Dean Lindsey, 53, of Banks Bridge Road in...
View ArticleJacksonville listed as sixth safest large city in NC
Through a recent study conducted by financial business group Advisor Smith, Jacksonville was listed as the sixth safest large city in North Carolina.The study analyzed violent and property crimes from...
View ArticleEmerald Isle man found dead from alleged self-inflicted gunshot
The Emerald Isle Police Department are investigating an incident after officers found a man lying in the water early Friday afternoon.At approximately 12:26 p.m. a 911 call came in from a driver that...
View ArticleNewport women allegedly chased by man with machete
NEWPORT—Newport police have charged a local man with attempted murder after they say he attempted to attack two women with a machete. No one was injured, and the women did not know the man.One of the...
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