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9 May 2024, 9:32 am
In this New Hanover County case, defendant appealed his convictions for assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury (AWDWIKISI), felony hit-and-run with serious injury, and robbery with a dangerous weapon, making several arguments centered around the definition of “crash” under G.S. 20-166, the mutually exclusive nature of the AWDWIKISI and hit-and-run charges, and a clerical error in the judgment. [read post]
25 Oct 2023, 6:39 am
In May of 2018, sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of a hit-and-run where a vehicle was partially submerged in a ditch. [read post]
21 Sep 2023, 7:29 am
In June of 2020, deputies with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office began observing a vehicle that entered a known drug area. [read post]
9 Mar 2023, 7:30 am
In March of 2018 the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office executed a warrant for defendant’s arrest at a home in Fletcher. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 6:36 am
In this New Hanover County case, defendant appealed after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder, arguing (1) the indictment for attempted first-degree murder failed to include an essential element of the offense, (2) error in denying his motion to dismiss one of the attempted murder charges, and (3) error in admitting evidence of past acts of violence and abuse against two former romantic partners. [read post]
11 Nov 2022, 5:01 am
In Columbus County, Jody Greene was elected sheriff just weeks after resigning the same office. [read post]
22 Sep 2022, 8:12 am
After relocating to Durham County in 2020, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office informed him that he was required to register as a sex offender as required by N.C.G.S. [read post]
13 May 2022, 3:00 am
The Wilmington Star-News reports that Thomas Willoughby Jr. pleaded guilty in New Hanover County court this week to second-degree murder and other charges arising from a fatal wreck that he caused in 2019 while fleeing from police. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 3:00 am
WECT reports that a man who allegedly robbed a Dollar General store while armed with a handgun in New Hanover County returned to the store shortly thereafter to return the stolen money out of remorse. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
A WECT report says that New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon credits the work of a jail population management program in New Hanover County with saving taxpayers millions of dollars. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 3:00 am
The same N&O report also says that Charles Noblin, who was serving as Granville County Sheriff, resigned his position last week in part because of new information discovered during the investigation of the Sheriff’s Office. [read post]
8 Oct 2021, 3:00 am
Captain David “Mac” MacAlpine with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office died in mid-September. [read post]
28 May 2021, 3:00 am
ABC 11 reports that District Court Judge Julius Corpening showed off new technology in a New Hanover County courtroom that drastically improves the quality of remote proceedings. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 3:00 am
There was sad news recently from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office where a long-serving K9 officer, Jango, has passed away. [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 3:00 am
In another story that highlights the difficulty of holding criminal trials during the pandemic, the Wilmington Star-News reported this week that the trial of a former New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who is accused of forcible trespass and breaking and entering for allegedly leading an armed group to the wrong house in Pender County while looking for his missing sister, currently is in limbo after being put on… [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 3:00 am
As another reminder of how easily the coronavirus can be spread in detention facilities, WLOS reported this week that the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four officers at the Buncombe County Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 and 10 other officers are quarantining due to close contact with the confirmed cases. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 5:01 am
On June 8, Harry Howards Rogers, a 36-year-old from Hanover County, was initially charged by a county district attorney in Virginia with “malicious wounding, assault and battery, and destruction of property,” after driving his car into Black Lives Matter protestors. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 2:00 am
The complaint seeking the injunction was filed on behalf of the New Hanover County District Attorney, the Wilmington City Attorney’s Office, and local law enforcement agencies. [read post]
24 Jan 2017, 5:32 am
The affiant officer, a New Hanover County deputy sheriff, discovered that both men had prior drug arrests or convictions. [read post]
24 Jan 2017, 5:32 am
The affiant officer, a New Hanover County deputy sheriff, discovered that both men had prior drug arrests or convictions. [read post]
