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Lucas Sutton (District Attorney's Office)

January 7, 2026

Lucas Sutton will serve a minimum of 25 years in prison after he was convicted of two counts of first degree murder today in Brunswick County. Superior Court Judge Jason Disbrow sentenced Sutton to 25 years to life in prison, with the possibility of parole, plus 50-72 months on other charges. Sutton, 21, was a member of the Rollins 60s branch of the crips street gang in 2022,...

Two Jailed After Traffic Stop

January 6, 2026

Four adults, a child and a Great Dane were in a car with marijuana and crystal meth stopped in Tabor City on New Year’s Eve, police said. Chasity Pike, 29, and Heliodoro Noyola, 37, were each charged with maintaining a vehicle for drug activities and possession of crystal methamphetamine. Noyola was also charged with resisting an officer and misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was held under a $10,000 secured...

FOCUS Reports Scam Calls

January 5, 2026

Scammer are trying to collect personal information from FOCUS Broadband customers, the company said in a press release today. “We have received reports that customers are receiving unsolicited phone calls claiming to be from Spectrum ns falsely claiming that they are associated with FOCUS Broadband,” the release said. The scammers attempt to get FOCUS account information which is then used to cancel or switch service to other providers....

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