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The suspect in a July murder near Tar Heel has been arrested in Wake County. Elijah Jamal Dixon, 19, of Clinton was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop in Wake County, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. He is being held on felony drug charges in Wake and will be returned to Bladen to be arraigned for murder. Bladen Sheriff Jim McVicker said deputies from Robeson and...
A fourth suspect is now in custody from the July 5 gunfight that damaged several homes and vehicles, with gunfire barely missing a sleeping infant. Jalon McMillian, 19, of 203 Stanley St., Whiteville, is being held under no bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and discharging a firearm into occupied property, detention records show. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Whiteville Police....
Deborah Dahl’s trial on animal cruelty charges was set to be heard in Columbus County District Court Tuesday, but was continued to Oct. 1. Dahl, 70, faces 21 counts of cruelty to animals, including two felony charges. Dozens of dogs and other animals were removed from her home on Pone Hill Road in Hallsboro in July. Detectives and Animal Protective Services (APS) went to the property with state...