OCSO deputy resigns after DWI charge
An Onslow County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned this week after being charged with drunk driving.Deputy Kyle Stitz, 27, of Country Club Road in Jacksonville, was arrested Sunday by the Onslow County...
View ArticleJacksonville man charged with indecent liberties of a 3-year-old
A Jacksonville man has been charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child.Richard Daniel Mercado, 58, of Pineview Road was arrested by detectives of the Jacksonville Police Department’s...
View ArticleChurch shooting suspect charged with murder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman opened fire at a Nashville church Sunday, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants. At least one person was killed and seven others...
View ArticleW. Douglas Parsons called "exceptional jurist" by friends and colleagues
Throughout courtrooms and judges’ chambers in eastern North Carolina, accolades are pouring forth as the legal community mourns the loss of a respected jurist and Senior Resident Superior Court Judge....
View ArticleNumber of foster care cases increases in Onslow County
The number of children in foster care in Onslow County increased by 72 in just one year’s time, and those working in the system say the opioid epidemic faced here is the reason.There were 48,284...
View ArticleJudge declares mistrial in child sex trial
A Superior Court declared a mistrial Monday afternoon in a case involving a 37-year-old Pink Hill man charged with sex crimes against two children.With the five man, seven women jury “hopelessly...
View ArticleBravery and courage of first responders rewarded
There was only one moment that Trooper Anthony Juliano remembers being afraid.It wasn’t when his speedometer hit 160 mph. It wasn’t when he was speeding toward oncoming traffic and saw the first hint...
View ArticleAutopsy report concludes child drowned in kitchen sink
A Jacksonville toddler died when he drowned in the kitchen sink, according to autopsy results released this week.The results conducted on a one-year-old boy by the Medical Examiner’s Office bolster...
View ArticleJacksonville man charged with assault with a deadly weapon
A Jacksonville man accused of barging into an occupied home with a loaded rifle and threatening to kill a woman inside the residence remains in Onslow County Jail.Louis Petteway, 69, of McGowan Road in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police warn citizens to be aware of surroundings following shooting
Officials are reminding citizens to be aware of their surroundings following a shooting this week.Jacksonville Police Department responded to a shooting near 521 Elm Street at about 7:18 p.m....
View ArticleMan accused of strangling woman
An Jacksonville man has been charged with strangling and assaulting a woman after entering her residence uninvited.Delaney Abraham Miles, 61, of Country Road in Jacksonville was arrested Sept. 26 by...
View ArticleWoman accused of helping rape suspect elude arrest
A Midway Park woman has been accused of helping a man avoid being arrested on rape charges.Megan Ashley Rippey, 26, of Reindeer Circle, Midway Park, was arrested Sept. 27 by the Onslow County Sheriff's...
View ArticleFRF: Holly Ridge chief says don't judge all by one bad apple
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 ArticleHubert man charged with possession of child porn
A Hubert man is in custody charged with receiving child pornography containing graphic images of children engaged in sexual acts with adults.Richard Michael Drews, 55, of Pond Drive in Hubert was the...
View ArticleDefending alleged killers
“The pressure is enormous,” said Defense Attorney Dick McNeil said. “It’s the ultimate punishment.”McNeil is the defense attorney for numerous murder cases and, because of his work with the Indigent...
View ArticleIn some murder cases, death is the ‘appropriate punishment’
The Onslow County District Attorney’s Office is currently seeking the death penalty in four of their open first-degree murder cases.• Larry Forrest is accused of fatally shooting a 65-year-old woman...
View ArticleDeath Row: No Onslow inmate executed in 78 years
No one from Onslow County has been executed since Hitler ruled Germany.The last person from the county to be tried for first-degree murder, sentenced to death row, and executed was in 1939, according...
View ArticleOne injured in shooting
An early morning shooting at an area bar left one injured, according to police.Jacksonville Police Department says several people were involved in an argument that resulted in guns being fired outside...
View ArticleHubert man accused of stabbing father
A Hubert man has been accused of stabbing his father.Darrell Clark, 18, of Sandridge Road, was charged by Onslow County Sheriff's Office with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury.Clark...
View ArticleOnslow 'opioid crisis' forum will address negative impacts of drugs
Local and state officials worried about the effect opioid abuse is having on the Onslow County community will be speaking up about it.Forum Onslow - Opioid Crisis is scheduled for Tuesday and will be...
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