JPD: Man turned himself in for 2011 assault charges
A Jacksonville man turned himself this week for charges related to an alleged 2011 assault.Vincent Adam Valiante, 32, of Marlene Drive was charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury for an...
View ArticleTwo accused of scamming man out of $180 using babysitter ruse
An online scam garnered nearly $180 from a man who thought he was helping pay a babysitter for a woman he met on a dating site.Christina Ashley Martinez, 25, and Dayshawn Louis Morrison, 26, both of...
View ArticleMan accused of strangling pregnant live-in girlfriend
A Richlands man is accused of hitting and strangling a pregnant woman he had been dating.Drury Lester Verhoeff Jr., 30, of Catherine Lake Road was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday...
View ArticleUPDATE: No foul play in fatal shooting in Staples parking lot
Updated at 2:49 p.m.The Jacksonville Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting outside of Staples.Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 7:39 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of...
View ArticleTeen accused of getting pills, pot in mail
A Newport resident has been accused of receiving illegal prescriptions and marijuana in the mail.Nickolas David Tyndall, 18, of Newport Loop Road, was arrested by the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleAnother 18 arrested on drug charges for Operation Hourglass
An additional 18 people have been arrested on drug charges during Carteret County’s Operation Hourglass making the total number of arrests thus far 77. The arrests are a result of the collaboration...
View ArticleUPDATE: School officials say volunteer coach asked not to return following...
Updaed at 11:38 a.m. Oct. 23Onslow County School officials say that Lenhardt was a volunteer coach and was asked not to return as soon as they learned of the allegations._____An assistant football...
View ArticleOnslow Crime Stoppers recognized with state award
Onslow County’s own was named Crime Stoppers Board Program of the Year, and Chairman Joe Yannessa said it’s not just which program solved the most crime.The Jacksonville/Onslow County Crime Stoppers...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting girlfriend in front of children
A Jacksonville man is accused of assaulting his live-in girlfriend in front of four children.Thomas Antonio Foskey, 29, of Old Chadwick Lane, was arrested by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office early...
View ArticleMarine accused of cutting woman during an argument
A Marine has been charged with felony assault after allegedly cutting another woman with a knife during an argument early Monday morning.Lance Cpl. Katherine A. Glennon, 20, of Meridian Way in Sneads...
View ArticleParents accused of orchestrating fight between teen daughters
Two parents have been accused of orchestrating and encouraging their 14-year-old daughters to fight.Bobbi Jean Boals Gemmell, 40, of Great Neck Landing and Enrico Fuentes Rivera Jr., 32, of Dayrell...
View ArticlePair charged with fraud targeting young Marines
A man and woman have been indicted on charges of creating fake dating profiles to get personal and financial data from young Marines. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of...
View ArticleMan accused of preventing woman from calling 911, assaulting her
A Jacksonville man is accused of preventing a woman from calling for help while allegedly assaulting her.Richard Jarrell Gibbons, 25, of York Street, was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department...
View ArticleMan accused in aluminum bat assault
A Jacksonville man is accused of beating another man with an aluminum bat.Christopher Lane Keeler, 22, of Ramona Drive, was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department Friday and charged with...
View ArticleWilmington man killed girlfriend before killing self, officials say
Justin Hakeem Walker, 26, died after shooting himself in the head about 2:30 p.m. Monday at Shooter’s Choice. Rebecca Jones, 23, was found dead minutes later in a Dapple Court apartment.
View ArticleAutopsy concludes Wilmington woman died from strangulation
Rebecca Ann Jones, 23, was found dead Monday inside the Dapple Court apartment of her longtime boyfriend Justin Hakeem Walker, 26, after Walker killed himself at a gun range.
View ArticleMan accused of posting 'revenge porn'
OCSO: Photos seen by minor led to additional charges
View ArticlePolice seek information for shots fired call
The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for the public to come forward with any information pertaining to possible shots fired early Thursday.Officers responded to the 1800 block of Gum Branch...
View ArticleOCSO requests help finding missing man
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man.Antony Mark Batts, 27, was last seen near North Bryan Road on Oct. 21, according to a release by the sheriff’s...
View ArticleOCSO: 12 drug suspects arrested under Operation Fall Harvest
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office has conducted a number of undercover drug purchases over the last six months or so.On Thursday, they served outstanding drug warrants on 12 people as a...
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