Crime

He was sentenced to life plus another 33 to 52 months in prison for the Sept. 14, 2021 murder and shooting.

According to the WPD announcement, a man had entered the house, doused a piece of furniture with an accelerant and then lit it on fire.

WPD officers contacted the Pender County Sheriff’s Office for assistance and the motorcyclist reportedly pulled out a handgun and opened fire at the officers.

A teenager faces more than a dozen charges in connection to a shooting at the Lumberton Senior High School football game.

The Speedway gas station is located at 207 N. JK Powell Blvd in Whiteville.

In April of 2022, Green was arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office in connection to a shooting that occurred on the 600 block of Red Cross Street in Wilmington.

Gary Wayne Manning, whose brother Duane Manning escaped parole and probation officers on Sept. 7, has been charged with harboring a fugitive.

No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

Further details about what happened are limited.

The game was canceled for the safety of the students and fans in attendance.

One of the homes was occupied by a woman and her children at the time of the shooting and officers found a projectile on the floor of an upstairs bedroom.

After a four-day trial, 27-year-old Jabar Ballard was found guilty of Attempted Murder, Discharging a Weapon into an Occupied Building, Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon for crimes at a busy strip mall on Nov. 30, 2021.

David Raeford Tripp Jr. was sentenced to between 237 and 294 months in prison in connection to the 2018 death of David Cody Stuart due to injuries dating back to 1997 in Longwood.

"If you have any information, please contact Detective Britton at rbritton@townofleland.com or call the Police Department at 910-371-1100."

According to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, state and local law enforcement is searching for 56-year-old Duane Henderson Manning.

An Onslow County Grand Jury indicted a man with a second-degree murder charge on Sept. 5 in connection to a chase and fatal crash that took place in December 2022.

Noffsinger pleaded guilty to second degree murder on June 26, but her sentencing was concluded until the charges were resolved for Tripp.

According to the indictment, the assault took place on Sunday, June 11.

The Wilmington Police Department is investigating five shootings that happened across the city between August 26 and September 2.

Daniel Gene Autry, James Todd Harrelson, Jessica Lynne Sloan and Tanner Scott Harrelson were arrested and charged with his murder on March 28.

According to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the shooting on Georgia Pacific Road at around noon.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people were found dead on Fertilizer Road in Riegelwood.

The Wilmington Police Department says that officers responded to a home in the 500 block of Meares Street a little after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Whiteville City Schools Board of Education Chair Kandle Rogers has been accused of assaulting a city public works employee, according to a criminal summons obtained by WECT.

Sgt. Wesley J. Baxley of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has been indicted for allegations of excessive force involving a disabled person, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.

Andre Session, a 34-year-old resident of Wilmington, was arrested and is being held at the county jail without bond.

Per the BCSO, officials are looking for any information leading to the arrest of Thomas Earl Cratch.

The District Attorney's announcement stays that Peters later admitted to throwing the weapon into Greenfield Lake after the shooting.

Dyckma received a $500,000 bond. Additional federal charges are pending in this case.

A spokesperson with Wilmington Police Department confirmed that the three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries.