OCSO: Man found may have been shot to death
More details have come to light in an Onslow County man’s death, though officials are releasing little.Gary Morton, missing since Dec. 8, was found near his Jacksonville home at 165 Weatherington Road....
View ArticleTeens charged in arson of beach house
Three area teens have been charged in connection to the alleged arson of an Emerald Isle house that was severely damaged in a Dec. 8 fire.Emerald Isle police and fire departments responded to a...
View ArticleMan accused of sex acts with girls under 10 has first appearance
A man accused of sex acts with children in the mid-90s was denied a public defender in court Wednesday morning.Charles Thomas Mellor Jr., 69, of Denise Drive, was arrested at 10 a.m. Tuesday by the...
View ArticleMan accused of severely bruising 4-year-old with belt
A Hubert man accused of beating a 4-year-old boy with a belt is out of jail and received a court appointed attorney Wednesday, according to court documents.Benjamin Michael Miller, 28, of Castlebury...
View ArticleWoman accused of shooting home with 1-year-old inside
A Richlands woman is accused of shooting into a Jacksonville apartment with a 1-year-old child inside.Sadaryle Martreece Holmes, 22, of Kinston Hwy was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department...
View ArticleCriminal defense lawyer charged with DWI
A criminal and civil defense attorney has been accused of impaired and reckless driving.Joseph Francis Peterson, 25, of Sandpiper Drive in N. Topsail Beach, was charged with driving while impaired and...
View ArticleJPD: Two shot AK-47 at car driving in Jacksonville
Two men accused of using an AK-47 to shoot out the windows of a car on a Jacksonville Highway before running from the cops remained in Onslow County Jail late Thursday.Akeem McQueen, 27, of Parkway...
View ArticleWoman sought in fraud cases
Jacksonville Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman wanted for questioning in a credit card fraud incident.The fraud allegedly occurred approximately 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 10...
View ArticleUPDATE: Second man charged as co-conspirator in double homicide investigation
A man in custody since May accused of crimes connected to death of brothers
View Article20-year-old accused in Christmas Day shooting
Man shot allegedly threatened woman with a handgun
View ArticleJPD investigating possible stabbing
Officers are unsure what caused the wound since the injured man told them he didn’t know how he got injured and was being uncooperative, according to JPD
View ArticleOCSO: Man arrested for selling marijuana to high school students
Several anonymous calls to Crime Stoppers claimed the Holly Ridge man was selling marijuana to students near Dixon High School and around the Sneads Ferry area
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting pregnant woman
A Jacksonville man is accused of using a butcher knife to put pressure on a pregnant woman’s stomach, according to court documents.Rashad Cooper, 28, of Carver Street in Jacksonville, was arrested by...
View ArticleMom wants to see justice for sons' deaths
The mother of two teens found shot to death is asking anyone with information about what happened to them to come forward.Jacksonville brothers Tyler Gilbert, 16, and DeAndre Gilbert, 19, were found...
View ArticleOfficials: Be safe while celebrating this weekend
Violence, break-ins and roofies.It’s not what most people think of when they think of the holidays, but that’s where law enforcement officer’s minds go, according to Onslow County Sheriff Hans...
View ArticleNew faces, training key to law enforcement's plans for new year
Area law enforcement officials are focused on fighting addiction and training as the new year begins.It’s possible Onslow County deputies will start carrying Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, but...
View ArticleHearing continues today for bingo murder defendant
Opposing counsel meets again today to determine whether statements during a murder investigation made by the man eventually accused of the crime should be admitted or removed from proceedings.Wearing...
View ArticlePolice: Jacksonville man shot to death in isolated incident
Jacksonville police say a man shot to death is an isolated incident.At approximately 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Jacksonville Police responded to a report of a shooting at 211 Myrtlewood Court.Police declared...
View ArticleTeen accused of assault
A Jacksonville teen was taken into custody after he allegedly placed a 14-year-old in a chokehold and beat him.Dashaun M. Spicer, 16, of Davis Street was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department...
View ArticleJudge postpones confession decision in homicide trial
A decision of whether or not a defendant’s confession can be heard by the jury in a murder trial scheduled to begin next week won’t be decided until after jurors report for duty.Presiding Judge Charles...
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