Police: Suspect arrested in mall shooting
The Associated PressCONCORD — Police say they've arrested a suspect in the shooting at a mall that left a 13-year-old girl dead.The Charlotte Observer reports that Dontae Laquavious Milton-Black was...
View ArticleMissing man found in hospital with serious injuries
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information to help them find out what happened to a man in the hospital with serious injuries.Jim "Jimmy" Powell, 45, of Evants Street in Wilmington...
View ArticleDA: 16 pending murder trials in Onslow County
Onslow County is scheduled to see several murder cases go to trial in 2020, but there are 16 cases total pending trial.In 2019, the District Attorney’s Office disposed of 14 first-degree murder cases,...
View ArticleJPD searching for runaway 16-year-old
The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for the public’s helping finding a runaway teen.Jaquana Claiborne is a 16-year-old black female, approximately 5’05” tall and 180 lbs with brown hair and...
View ArticleJacksonville man charged with murder in child death
Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include information from military officialsA Jacksonville man has been charged in connection to the death of a child on New Year’s Day.Ricardo Montesinos,...
View ArticleNavy corpsman charged with murder makes first court appearance
A Navy corpsman charged with murder remains in the Onslow County jail without bond following his weekend arrest in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child.Ricardo Montesinos, 24, of...
View ArticleChase suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting near zoo
ASHEBORO — A suspect involved in a multi-county vehicle chase is dead after gunfire was exchanged between deputies and the suspect near the North Carolina Zoo Tuesday morning.According to a press...
View ArticleChild porn on cell phone at Carteret NYE party leads to arrest
CARTERET COUNTY — A Carteret County man has been charged after allegedly leaving his cell phone with child pornography on it at a New Year’s Eve party.Donald Earl Willis, 61, of Gloucester was arrested...
View ArticleOCSO investigating Dollar General armed robbery
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Dollar General store in the Jacksonville area.The sheriff’s office responded to the Dollar General store located...
View Article$100k worth of drugs, 55 arrests in ENC year-old drug operation
A multi-organization drug operation throughout 2019 led to $91,310 worth of drugs being taken off the streets.Jones County Sheriff Danny Heath announced operation “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” in...
View ArticleRecent arrests shed light on sheriff's 'maintenance nightmare'
Three inmates have been charged recently after the sprinklers in cells at the Onslow County Jail were purposefully damaged.Stephen John Scott, 67, Damien Drew Smith, 28, and Darryl Andre Medley, 43 are...
View ArticleEmerald Isle police investigating fire, fatal shooting
EMERALD ISLE — Response to a call about a structure fire has turned into an fatal shooting investigation for Emerald Isle police.Carl Eugene Jones Jr., 31, of Newport was found dead inside a home in...
View ArticleToddler in New Year's Day homicide died of 'traumatic abdominal injury'
Police reports and preliminary information from the medical examiner’s office reveal additional information about the death of a 2-year-old in a New Year’s Day homicide.Navy corpsman Ricardo...
View ArticleOfficer, inmate, inmate’s girlfriend accused of smuggling drugs into jail
A Craven County Confinement Facility Corrections Officer has been accused of smuggling drugs into the facility.According to a press release from the Craven County Sheriff’s Office, the officer,...
View ArticleWoman, man accused of high-speed chase with toddler in car
A man and a woman were taken into custody Friday afternoon after allegedly leading law enforcement agencies from two counties on a high-speed chase with a toddler in their car.Jones County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHubert teen accused of forced sex offense on girl
A Hubert 19-year-old is accused of sexually forcing himself on a girl under the age of 15.Arran McEowen, of Glenwood Drive in Hubert was charged Tuesday with felony statutory sex offense with a child...
View ArticleArrest made in Jan. 9 fatal shooting, fire in Emerald Isle
EMERALD ISLE – A Craven County man is in custody in Texas following his arrest Sunday in connection to a Jan. 9 fatal shooting and fire in Emerald Isle.Patrick Keith-Reich Whitley, 25, of Havelock was...
View ArticleUpdated: Missing 75-year-old has been found
Updated 7:46 p.m.The Jacksonville Police Department reported Wesley Thomas Foster III has been found.__________________________________Original storyA Silver Alert has been issued for man with dementia...
View ArticleOCSO releases additional details, photo of armed robbery suspect
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office continues their search for a suspect in an armed robbery.A man entered the 2&1 Vape & Cigar Lounge at 5137 Richlands Highway at about 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 and...
View ArticleChild abuse charge filed after toddler left alone in car that was stolen
One person has been charged with child abuse in connection to a weekend incident during which a 2-year-old was left unattended in a car that was stolen while the child was in it.Jacksonville police...
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