CRIME & SAFETY
Tennessee man and eight-month-old child found in N.C. after Endangered Child Alert
TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A Kingsport, Tennessee man is in custody and his 8-month-old child is safe after a search that crossed state lines, leading investigators to Topsail Beach. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday morning, April 25, on Facebook that Mason McCullough and his daughter Sephrona were...
NEW INFO: Troopers now say light-colored SUV killed woman in Carteret Co. hit-and-run
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - State troopers now say a light-colored SUV struck and killed a woman Friday night in one Eastern Carolina county. Cierra Bergins, of Sneads Ferry, was walking when she was hit on Tootle Road, just outside of Morehead City, around 8:20 p.m. The Highway Patrol originally...
Police seek public's help to identify vehicle break-in suspect
The Onslow County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's help in identifying a person of interest regarding a vehicle break-in and larceny incident. Law enforcement say the incident happened on March 20 in the Palisades Apartment Complex in Sneads Ferry. Police obtained video surveillance that shows an unknown male using a stolen credit card at the Scotchman Exxon on Highway 24 / Highway 172 around 5:11 in the morning.
Man charged with statutory rape following investigation by Pender County Sheriff's Office
A Rocky Point man has been arrested following a brief investigation by the Pender County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit and the Support Division School Resource Officer Unit. According to a post on the Pender County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, on Wednesday officers charged Antonio DeJesus Martinez Hernandez, 30, with...
Hampstead man sentenced after attempted purchase of shotgun as a felon
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man was found guilty of firearm offenses after an attempted purchase of a shotgun from a local pawn shop. Michael Vaughn, 51, of Hampstead was charged with attempted possession of firearm by convicted felon and providing materially false information to a firearms dealer. He was sentenced to 8-19 months in prison and 36 months of supervised probation.
Family of slain roommate reacts to convicted murderer's sentencing
JACKSONVILLE, Onslow County — The victim's family shared their thoughts after a murder sentencing on Wednesday. A judge sentenced a Jacksonville woman, Melissa Tobarsalas to up to 32 years in prison. She pled guilty to murdering her roommate, 68-year-old James Nuell in 2021. After waiting for two and half...
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