Sneads Ferry man arrested, 94 bags of heroin seized
A Sneads Ferry man who is currently on probation has been arrested after an Onslow County Sheriff's Office investigation and tip-offs led to a “major seizure of illegal drugs,” according to...
View Article$4K, 61 bags of crack and 202 grams of pot seized
A traffic stop by Onslow County deputies resulted in the seizure of large amounts of crack cocaine heroin, marijuana, stacks of money and firearms, authorities say.Three arrests were made after...
View ArticleMan arrested for strangling woman
A Jacksonville man has been accused of strangling a woman.Skyler James Turner, 23, of Sherwood Road was arrested Sept. 6 by Jacksonville Police Department and charged with felony assault by...
View ArticleMan accused of strangling woman
A Jacksonville man has been accused of strangling a woman.Skyler James Turner, 23, of Sherwood Road was arrested Sept. 6 by Jacksonville Police Department and charged with felony assault by...
View ArticleJacksonville man sentenced to 17 years in police assault
A Jacksonville man will spend the next 17 years in a federal penitentiary after being found guilty of a “brutal assault” on a Jacksonville Police Department officer.Edwin Leo Brown, 28, of Jacksonville...
View ArticleLocal blogger convicted of cyberstalking and computer trespass
A Jacksonville blogger has been found guilty of cyberstalking and computer trespass.Gerald Dewayne Jackson Jr., 21, of Burgaw Highway was found guilty in Onslow County District Court on Sept. 12 of...
View ArticleWilmington man charged in Surf City assault
Capps reportedly attacked the victim with his fists and a wooden stick and choked the victim.
View ArticleSex crimes prosecutor says compartmentalizing is key
Every day, Kaelyn Avery leaves her 2-year-old daughter behind and begins prepping cases against people accused of sexually assaulting children.As an assistant district attorney, Avery has to keep her...
View ArticleWoman faces 69 embezzlement charges in upcoming trial
A woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 now has her one charge separated into 69 felonies for her trial scheduled for later this year.Chasity Fisher Edens, 41, of Tar Landing Road in Holly Ridge...
View ArticleFRF: Deputy says the thank-yous make it worth it
Editor’s Note: The First Responders Friday series is a weekly feature focusing on the men and women in law enforcement, emergency services and fire services who serve in our community every day.Name:...
View ArticleMan accused of setting barber school fire
A man accused of setting a fire at a school has bonded out of jail.Christopher S. Belfiore, 30, of Carver Road in Jacksonville, was arrested Thursday by the Jacksonville Police Department and charged...
View ArticleOCSO looking for 15-year-old runaway
The Onslow County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a runaway 15-year-old girl.Kiana Pearsall likely left her Gum Branch Road home around 3 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release.A K-9...
View ArticleMaysville man accused of assault with bat, shotgun
A Maysville man is accused of assaulting another man with a baseball bat and shotgun.David Jeffrey Collins, 52, of Deepe Road in Maysville was arrested Thursday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleMidway Park man accused of kidnapping, rape
A man acquitted last year for kidnapping and rape has been accused of kidnapping and raping another woman.Vicente Delgado, 26, of Rocky Run Road in Midway Park was arrested Friday by the Onslow County...
View ArticleJacksonville man pleads guilty to sex abuse on 10-year-old girl
A man will spend up to 27 years in prison, and another 30 years on the sex offender’s registry, for sexually abusing a young girl for three years.Brandon Leonard, 34, pleaded guilty to statutory sex...
View ArticleOnslow murder suspect attempts to grab cop's gun in court
A man accused of first-degree murder allegedly attempted to take a gun from a bailiff in court.Joshua Cross, 22, is accused of stabbing a relative to death on Dec. 5, 2014.While going into Onslow...
View ArticleGovernor grants $1.1 million to Onslow
Gov. Roy Cooper is awarding $73 million in grants to agencies across North Carolina to fight crime and aid victims, and Onslow County is slated to receive more than $1.1 million of it.It will be...
View ArticleRichlands man accused of sex acts against girls
Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove the ages of the victims. A man accused of showing porn to and sexually abusing two young girls remains in jail.Jeremy John Wohlers, 34, of John...
View ArticleLEO reunion celebrates friendship and camaraderie
The Jacksonville High School cafeteria was filled wall-to-wall with those who have served in this community.Though many of them would say they attended for the barbecue and hushpuppies, retired law...
View ArticleFirst responders honor fallen
First responders from deputies to officers, fire chiefs to rangers, and troopers to retirees honored the 13 first responders who’d lost their lives in the line of duty, and whose names are forever...
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