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Arson is thought to be the cause of a wildfire that destroyed a truck and some woodland Aug. 13. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to 291 Laura’s Lane on the Game Lands. A truck was also in flames when they arrived. The property has a Clarkton address but is in Columbus County. The N.C. Forest Service and sheriff’s office are investigating.
A longterm investigation into suspected illegal narcotics sales resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethtown man, according to officials. Justin “Jay” Romales Williams, 46, of 802 Fox St., Elizabethtown, was held under no bond on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana; maintaining a dwelling for drug activities; manufacture, sale, and possession of illegal drugs within 1,000 feet of a park,...
Matthew Mercer pleaded guilty today (Aug. 17) in the shooting death of his son Brady Lee Mercer. District Attorney Jon David said Mercer pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and received a sentence of 23 to 28.5 years in prison. Superior Court Judge Quinton McGee handed down the sentence. The killing occurred Sept. 29. 2023 at the family home on Elroy Mercer Road Chadbourn. Brady and his father...