Carteret pair convicted of drug trafficking
CARTERET COUNTY – A man and woman from Carteret County convicted of bringing large amounts of methamphetamine into the county illegally will now spend a maximum of more than two decades in...
View ArticleMan accused of injuring woman with car
A Hubert man on probation for DWI charges is accused of seriously injuring a woman by hitting her with his car while driving impaired.Kenneth Joseph Whitney III, 24, of Willis Landing Road in Hubert,...
View ArticleConvicted felon found guilty of 2017 meth sales
A man arrested during a 2017 law enforcement operation dubbed Operation November Rain will spend up to nearly 10 years in prison for selling methamphetamine.Bradley Burgess, 28, was found guilty by...
View ArticleTwo transported in 258 3-car crash
Two people were transported for medical treatment following a crash near Hinson Arms Apartments on N.C. 258 Thursday night.According to N.C. State Highway Patrol Trooper C. Cross, the wreck occurred at...
View ArticleTwo transported in U.S. 258 3-car crash
Two people were transported for medical treatment following a crash near Hinson Arms Apartments on U.S. 258 Thursday night.According to N.C. State Highway Patrol Trooper C. Cross, the wreck occurred at...
View ArticleFalse pretense arrest - Melanie Juanillo
Melanie Juanillo, 36, of Puller Drive in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 14 by the Jacksonville Police Department with felony worthless check and felony obtaining property under false pretense.Juanillo...
View ArticleDrug arrest - Tamara Denise Jackson
Tamara Denise Jackson, 43, of Sewell Road in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 14 by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office with felony possession of heroin and felony manufacturing of a schedule II...
View ArticleJacksonville addiction, mental health crisis center unveiled
“Jail is not the place for people with mental issues, it’s not something that you can ‘arrest’ out of them. Having the right treatment and the right drop-off (system) … is going to benefit the community.”
View ArticleNew charges in shooting of Wilmington man
New charges have been filed in the Feb. 10 shooting and stabbing of a Wilmington man.Marquis Larcio Hodges Jr., 20, of Hubert Boulevard in Jacksonville, was charged Feb 15 by the Jacksonville Police...
View ArticleBreaking and entering arrest - Darrell Thomas William Clark
Darrell Thomas William Clark, 19, homeless, was charged Feb. 16 by the Swansboro Police Department with felony attempt to break and enter and felony conspiracy to break and enter a building.Clark is...
View ArticleDrug arrest - Margaret Hana Popkin
Margaret Hana Popkin, 34, of Croatan Court in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 15 by the Jacksonville Police Department with felony possession of heroin, felony maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place...
View ArticleDrug arrest - Jennifer Elanorah Pritchett
Jennifer Elanorah Pritchett, 48, of Darnell Street in Fayetteville, was charged Feb. 16 by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office with felony manufacture of marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle or...
View ArticleDrug arrest - John Allen Burch III
John Allen Burch III, 63, of Seville Street in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 15 by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office with felony conspiracy, felony manufacture of marijuana, felony maintaining a...
View ArticleJacksonville man charged with Christmas Eve arson
A Jacksonville man accused of arson on Christmas Eve was arrested Sunday.Aucasio Amaro Jr., 57, of Village Circle, was charged by the Jacksonville Police Department with felony first-degree arson and...
View ArticleLarceny arrest - Daniel Q. McLean
Daniel Q. McLean, 30, of Community Drive in Jacksonville was charged Feb. 18 by the Swansboro Police Department with felony larceny by an employee.He is accused of taking construction tools valued at...
View ArticleFraud arrest - Daniel Q. McLean
Daniel Q. McLean, 30, of Community Drive in Jacksonville was charged Feb. 18 by the Jacksonville Police Department with felony attempting to obtain a controlled substance by forgery or fraud.He is...
View ArticleHaws Run Rescue shuts down after funding loss
Following a budget decision made in September, Onslow County decided to withdraw funding for some of the volunteer rescue squads, including Haws Run Volunteer Rescue Squad.
View ArticleJacksonville man accused of being married to two women
A 44-year-old Jacksonville felon was arrested on bigamy charges Tuesday.
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DrugsAlvin Jerome Walker, 61, of Kathryn Street in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 20 by the Jacksonville Police Department with felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and felony...
View ArticleMarine dies in Sneads Ferry crash
A woman Marine is dead after a two-car wreck in Snead’s Ferry Wednesday.Kayla Brake, 23, was pronounced dead on scene after her green Toyota Tacoma collided with a white Dodge truck, according to N. C....
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