Public Safety

Brady Mercer loved his father, his grandmother said, even when Matthew Mercer broke his son’s nose. Matthew Hall Mercer, 41, is being held on a murder charge after allegedly shooting his son in the head Friday night. Jail records show his address as 565 Elroy Mercer Rd., Chadbourn, in the Roseland community. He is being held under no bond. Sheriff Bill Rogers said that deputies were sent to...

A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. He is charged in the shooting death of his son Brady. Deputies were called to the home near Chadbourn Friday night. Rogers said they found Mercer and his deceased son  at the scene....

Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood  man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road in the early morning hours of  July 21. Deputies were called there after a report of shots being fired in the home, and a possible injury. Additional details have not been released in the...