Public Safety

A Whiteville area man is recovering after he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend during an argument. Julie Ann Crampton, 36, of 580 Mt. Moriah Church Rd., Whiteville, is being held under $250,000 secured bond on a single charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. Crampton is alleged to have shot Floyd Angus Jr. after an argument Saturday. Deputies were called...

A romantic breakup led to a man’s home and vehicle being damaged with a pickaxe Sunday, according to a sheriff’s report. No charges were filed in the case. According to the sheriff’s office, the victim contacted law enforcement after his former girlfriend allegedly damaged their home and a van with a pickaxe. The victim told deputies he and the woman had been involved in a “four day long...

One woman was shot to death Saturday after a home invasion on Sunset Terrace near Whiteville. Summer Addison sustained go shot wounds to the abdomen and one arm, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. She died after she was airlifted to New Hanover Novant. Jordan Jyreke Irvin Williams, 21, is being held under no bond on charges of first degree murder and first degree burglary....