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Police have identified two local teens as the victims in a shooting in Roanoke Rapids Monday. Mariah Thompson, 15, and Patrick Shane Faircloth, 20, were shot to death Monday afternoon in the area of Vance and West Eleventh streets, according to Roanoke Rapids Police. They were riding with Isaiah Cooper, 19, also of Whiteville. Cooper was uninjured. The shooting occurred in the area of Vance and West Eleventh...
A man out on bond for domestic violence is back in jail, charged with assaulting another woman. Joe Antonio Dantzler, 41, is being held under no bond in the Columbus County Detention Center. He is charged with assault by pointing a gun, according to warrants. His address was listed as 111 Hickory Ridge Rd., Whiteville. The sheriff’s office responded to a call about a domestic dispute involving weapons...
The owner of a North Carolina tax return preparation business pleaded guilty Tuesday (June 24) to conspiring to prepare false returns claiming fraudulent refunds based on COVID-19 tax credits. Seven other return preparers have already pleaded guilty for their roles in the same scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, Nejlai Mitchell owned and operated a tax return preparation business out of Lumberton and Hope...