Suspect in fatal shooting, fire to return to NC to face charges
EMERALD ISLE – A Havelock man charged in connection to a Jan. 9 fatal shooting and fire in Emerald Isle may soon be back in North Carolina to face the charges.Patrick Keith-Reich Whitley, 25, was taken...
View ArticleJPD searching for Motel 6 shooting suspect
The Jacksonville Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Motel 6 shooting.Police are hoping the public can help identify the suspect in the shooting, who they describe as a black man in his...
View ArticleJacksonville 16-year-old accused of speeding, fleeing from law enforcement
A Jacksonville 16-year-old is accused of fleeing from law enforcement while they were investigating suspicious activity.Matthew Miller, of Corbin Road is charged with fleeing and eluding arrest with a...
View ArticleDistrict Court Judge charged with DWI in Jones County
A District Court judge from the area was charged Friday in Jones County with driving while impaired, according to the Highway Patrol.Judge Timothy Smith of Duplin County was traveling west on N.C. 41...
View ArticleCharges filed in pizza delivery robbery
Charges have been filed in an incident during which two people are accused of ordering pizzas with the intent of robbing the delivery person, police said.Janaeki S. Gamble, 21, of Valley Court in...
View ArticleSPD: 16-year-old in custody after standoff in Swansboro
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information.A standoff in Swansboro Tuesday morning led to the death of a dog after a 16-year-old allegedly set loose three pit bulls on law...
View ArticleAutopsy: Man stabbed 32 times in Swansboro homicide
The 61-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in September has 43 wounds noted on his autopsy report.Kerry Frank Howard, who died Sept. 16, was found inside 112 June Holland Drive in Swansboro after a...
View ArticleJudge charged with DWI says independent analysis shows non-impairment
A judge recently charged with driving while impaired said he has completed an independent analysis that concluded he was not impaired, according to a statement released Tuesday.Judge Timothy Smith of...
View ArticleMan sent to prison 13-16 years for death of former Onslow deputy
A Jacksonville man who pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a former Onslow County Sheriff’s Office deputy will spend 13-16 years in prison.William "Will" James Welch Jr. was sentenced to a minimum...
View ArticleHavelock man accused of attempted rape of Hubert child
A Havelock man is accused of attempting to rape a 10-year-old Hubert girl.Sean Patrick Cuff, 35, of Wynne Road in Havelock, was charged Jan. 28 by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office with felony...
View ArticleJPD asks for help identifying Realo Drug robbery suspect
The Jacksonville Police Department is trying to identify a person of interest in relation to a robbery.Realo Drug, located at 200 Yopp Road in Jacksonville, was robbed on Monday at 6:49 p.m., according...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to defrauding Carteret church damaged by Florence
A North Carolina man will serve time in prison after being convicted of fraud against a Carteret County church that was damaged during Hurricane Florence.Tracy Shoffner, 56, of Columbia was sentenced...
View ArticleMan in custody for allegedly setting woman on fire Monday
A man is in custody for his alleged connection with the dousing of a woman with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire Monday morning.Venice Taylor, 41, of 212 Palamino Trail in Jacksonville, was...
View ArticleWoman charged in Hubert runaway juvenile case
A woman has been charged with abduction of a child stemming from a runaway juvenile case that began in Hubert last month.According to a press release, on Jan. 24 at approximately 9 p.m. deputies with...
View ArticleThree charged in Carteret armed robbery
A man and two women have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Carteret County.Carteret County deputies began a robbery investigation following a report on Jan. 24 of a 38-year-old man...
View ArticleDo you know her? OCSO hopes to ID victim in 30-year-old cold case
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is hoping the latest technology in facial reconstruction will help them identify the victim in a 30-year-old cold case.A press conference was held Wednesday afternoon...
View ArticleAdditional details released in Emerald Isle fatal shooting, fire
Editor‘s note: This story has been updated to include additional details following the court appearance. No bond was set for a Havelock man charged with murder and first-degree arson in connection to a...
View ArticleDA: Onslow deputy's use of deadly force justified
An Onslow County deputy involved in a September fatal shooting has been cleared of any wrong doing.District Attorney Ernie Lee issued a press release Thursday evening outlining his findings in the...
View ArticleBeulaville police, SBI investigate McDonald‘s shooting
Editor‘s note: This story has been updated to include new information.A shooting at McDonald’s in Beulaville Thursday night left two people injured.Beulaville Police Chief Jamie Rogers said a 9-1-1...
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