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Police: Man charged in rifle shooting
Police say a man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after he shot another man with a rifle early Sunday morning in Wilson. David Taylor, 39, of the 600 block of Cemetery Street, is also charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, according to a release from Sgt. Eric […] The post Police: Man charged in rifle shooting first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Wanted man out of Lenoir, Jones counties arrested in Wilson on multiple charges
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — A man who had failed to register as a sex offender in Jones County was arrested Tuesday in Wilson. Detectives with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office found John Anthony Rouse, 52, at a home on N.C. Highway 111. Wilson County deputies and Lenoir County detectives searched the home and found Rouse […]
Umpire, assistant coach suspended after fight at Wilson Little League game, town says
WILSON, N.C. (WNCN) — An umpire and an assistant coach are both suspended after an altercation during a Little League game in Wilson, the city said Tuesday. In the video reviewed by CBS 17, the coach walked up to the umpire shoved him, the umpire fights back, and the fight moves from behind home plate until it’s out of the cameras view.
Nash County cousins charged in Wilson shooting
WILSON — Two cousins face attempted murder charges after police say gunshots were fired at a Wilson man from a car last week. Daquon Horne, 23, of the 1000 block of Russell Street in Rocky Mount and Tyrek Kedrien Horne, 20, of the 100 block of Armstrong Drive in Sharpsburg are charged with one count each of attempted first-degree murder […] The post Nash County cousins charged in Wilson shooting first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Charges brought in deadly motorcycle wreck
Police have charged a Wilson man with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle stemming from a June 18 wreck in which a motorcyclist was killed. Timothy Devante Harris Jr., 28, turned himself in on Wednesday and was given a $3,000 unsecured bond. The charges come following an investigation by the Wilson Police Department Strategic Traffic Enforcement Patrol, or STEP unit. Police […] The post Charges brought in deadly motorcycle wreck first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Deputies: Corrections officer caught with cocaine
A North Carolina corrections officer and a Lee County man face a litany of drug charges following their arrests last week. Kenderick Antonio Womble, 52, and Gregory Wayne Baker, 47, were charged after sheriff’s deputies from Lee, Nash and Edgecombe counties conducted a July 9 traffic stop along U.S. Highway 1 near Deep River Road. Authorities say Womble was driving […] The post Deputies: Corrections officer caught with cocaine first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Wilson Police Chief plans to retire after over 30 years of service
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — Wilson Police Chief Scott Biddle has announced his plans to retire following a long career in the law enforcement. Chief Biddle joined the Wilson Police Department in 1992 and worked his way through the ranks until progressing to Chief in 2021. He worked on the Bicycle Team, Detective Division, Narcotics, Problem […]
‘We cannot be like this’: Residents condemn assassination attempt
Across the country and in Wilson County, people are reacting with shock and resolve after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. “It’s a tragedy,” Wilson County Republican Party Chair Mick Rankin said on Sunday. “I can’t help but think there was some divine intervention that prevented a further tragedy.” Trump was at the podium during a […] The post ‘We cannot be like this’: Residents condemn assassination attempt first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Deputies in three counties conduct probe leading to arrest of correctional officer on drug charges
A correctional officer and a man, both Sanford area residents, are facing illegal drug-related charges as a result of a probe by the sheriff’s offices in Nash County, Edgecombe County and Lee County. Narcotics agents confiscated more than five pounds of cocaine and multiple firearms in the probe. Kendrick Womble, an employee of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction, was arrested after a traffic stop for speeding shortly after 8 a.m. July 9 on U.S. 1 northeast of Sanford, the Nash County Sheriff’s Office said...
Police: Investigation ongoing into theft of car used by newspaper carrier
A Rocky Mount police probe is continuing into the recent reported theft of a vehicle used by a contract carrier of Telegram newspapers. Officers at 9:54 p.m. July 9 responded to an address on South Valley Court about the stealing of the car, which is a Honda Accord, police said via email Friday afternoon. South Valley Court is in the Brook Valley mobile homes park in the Little Easonburg area in the western part of the city. ...
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