UPDATE: Manhunt subject in custody
Updated at 12:44 a.m.Sheriff Hans Miller told The Daily News that Hamm is in custody._____Authorities identified the man wanted for questioning about drugs and a shooting following a Sneads Ferry...
View ArticleManhunt suspect appears in court
The man who reportedly caused a law enforcement manhunt Wednesday afternoon had his first appearance in court Thursday morning.Alameen Fuquwuan Hamm, 19, of Riggs Road in Hubert was arrested by the...
View ArticleJacksonville man accused of strangling, punching a woman
A Jacksonville man accused of fighting a woman while an 11-month-old girl was in the car remains in jail.David William Phillips Jr., 23, of Aberdeen Lane in Jacksonville, was arrested Wednesday by the...
View ArticleWarrants: Man needs reconstructive surgery after assault
A Jacksonville man is accused of causing such damage to another man’s face, he’ll need reconstructive surgery.Johan Rivera-Hervert, 28, of Daisy Street in Jacksonville was arrested Friday by the...
View ArticleCrime hits, neighbors hit back
In the wake of crime waves some say have plagued their streets, one neighborhood in the city is fighting back.A third-generation Northwoods resident, Nicole Gonzales said her neighborhood had been a...
View ArticleJacksonville 911 seeks international accreditation
For the first time, Jacksonville’s 911 Communications Center is seeking accreditation – and they’re asking for public input.The staff members in the 911 center have been working toward this goal for...
View ArticleStabbing, indecent exposure charges among holiday weekend arrests
While drug arrests were the most common warrants served over the July 4 weekend, there are a few accused of straying into other areas of criminal activity.Gathered from officials’ comments and court...
View ArticleMan accused of 2015 moped shooting found in Texas
Officials said it could take up to a month to extradite a man accused of a fatal 2015 shooting back to North Carolina.Travares Francis Waters, 39, was wanted for the March 17, 2015 fatal shooting of...
View ArticleJacksonville HS teacher charged with DWI
A Jacksonville High School teacher has been charged with a DWI after she allegedly blew 0.19 over the holiday weekend.Laura Ashley Beard, 26, of Davis Street in Jacksonville was arrested Sunday by the...
View ArticleBody found dead of gunshot wound in Woodlands Park area
The entrance to Woodlands Park was guarded Friday morning by a Jacksonville Police patrol car, warding off residents and pedestrians from the scene that lay within its perimeter.In a stern voice, the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in park identified
Few details were available Friday afternoon after a Richlands man was found dead of a gunshot wound in a Jacksonville park. However, officials are offering a reward for information.The entrance to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in park identified as former deputy
Few details were available Friday afternoon after a former Onslow County deputy was found dead of a gunshot wound in a Jacksonville park. However, officials are offering a reward for information.The...
View ArticleHP: Woman's leg 'mangled' after truck clipped her bike
A 58-year-old woman’s leg is in serious condition after a truck sideswiped her while trying to avoid a crash.Eleanor Carlyle was stopped at the stoplight at U.S. 258 and Catherine Lake Road on a Honda...
View ArticleFriends 'shocked' at former OCSO detective's death
The former Onslow County detective found fatally shot Friday is remembered as having an upbeat demeanor, as a man who would go out of his way to help another.William Joseph Clifton, 48, of Richlands...
View ArticleMan allegedly strangles mother in front of 3 kids
A Jacksonville man is accused of strangling a mother in front of her three children.Gary Lee Bohnert, 34, of Estate Drive in Jacksonville was arrested Monday by the Jacksonville Police Department and...
View ArticleOnslow's oldest open missing person's case spans 55 years
While most missing person’s cases end up being runaways or misunderstandings, four cases in the last year or so have turned up five bodies and resulted in three homicide investigations.Two cases are...
View ArticleSBI investigating indecent liberties allegation when former cop was shot
The law enforcement officer recently shot in Woodlands Park in Jacksonville was under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation.The investigation into 48-year-old William Clifton started on...
View ArticleOfficials search for car in former deputy's shooting death
Police are searching for a specific car that was seen the morning a former deputy was found dead at an area park.The Jacksonville Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that officers are...
View ArticleDeath certificate: Former deputy died of gunshot, blunt force trauma
After days of speculation and limited information, William Clifton’s case will be a homicide investigation.The 48-year-old former deputy was found gunned down in Woodlands Park at 6:30 a.m. July 7,...
View ArticleSwansboro realtor accused of embezzling $127,561.44
Accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from her partner, a prominent Swansboro business woman is charged with 42 felonies of obtaining property by false pretenses and embezzlement.Lana Carpenter,...
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