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A Green Acres drug trafficker has been sentenced to 35-51 months in prison after a conviction led to a plea deal in two separate narcotics cases. Banks Raphel Batton, 37, was found guilty of trafficking in cocaine and other offenses following an arrest in June 2021, the district attorney’s office said. After he was found guilty by a jury, Batten pleaded guilty to drug offenses stemming from a...
A fire on the stateline required the assistance of multiple departments Wednesday. A home, multiple vehicles and another structure were consumed in the blaze near Tabor City. Smoke was visible for several miles. No one was injured.
A traffic violation led to the arrest of a Williams Tosnwhip man and his conviction for multiple drug felonies. Johnathan Terrell Jordan, 36, was sentenced to 19-24 years in prison on Sept. 25, the sheriff’s office and district attorney said. He also faces a $500,000 fine. A Columbus County jury found Jordan guilty of two felony counts of trafficking heroin, two felony counts of trafficking opioids, and one...