Public Safety

The child molester who had a standoff with Bladen County deputies will serve 20 years in prison. Wilton Edwards Jr. age 42, pleaded guilty to statutory rape Monday in Bladen County Superior Court. He was sentenced by superior court Judge Jason Disbrow to 144 to 233 months (12 to 19.4 years) in prison. Upon release he must register as a sex offender for life, and may never have...

Three masked men allegedly assaulted a Delco couple and stole $35,000 of cash of property and cash Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that Guadalupe Renteria and Yajaira Sanchez sustained minor injuries but refused medical assistance in the attack. Renteria and Sanchez told deputies that the three men broke into the home on Raven’s Way just after 11:30 p.m. At least one was armed with a rifle or some kind of...

A motorcyclist became the second county road death in three days Monday. James Dicicco, 57, of Evergreen crashed on a curve on Princess Ann Road, Sgt. K. McVicker said. The motorcycle left the highway and Dicicco was thrown from his 2013 Harley Davidson. The wreck occurred within sight of a graveside funeral at Macedonia Church just before 2:30 p.m. A total of 29 traffic deaths have occurred on...