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Gerson Brown will spend 300 to 420 months – up to 35 years – in prison after being found guilty of repeatedly raping a nine year old girl. Brown, 24, began abusing the girl when she was six in 2016, and continued until 2020. He was arrested in April 2021 on multiple charges of statutory rape. The crimes occurred in the home of the victim’s father in Hallsboro...
Two familiar faces have new jobs in the Columbus County courts. District Court Judge Ashley Gore was invested as Superior Court Judge Monday in a special ceremony in Whiteville. Gore replaces Doug Sasser Jr., who retired last month. Gore most recently served as a district court judge in Brunswick and Columbus counties, and was previously an assistant district attorney. Also on Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the nomination...
Jeremiah Javonte Robinson turned 18 Monday, and was charged as an adult in the 2022 murder of Caron Robinson in Whiteville. Whiteville Police said Caron Robinson, 32, was found on West Burkhead Street on Sept. 5, 2022. Officers were responding to a shots fired call in the area at 12:35 p.m. Robinson was found lying in the roadway, and transported to Columbus regional. He died a short time...