Public Safety

Isaac Miller pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday (today) in the shooting death of his father in 2019. Miller, 27, will serve 94 to 125 months (7.5 to 10.5) years in prison, according to the plea agreement reached this morning. He was charged with shooting and killing his father, Anthony Chestnut, in their Jackson Street home in December 2019. Miller told investigators that the killing was in self defense....

Monday’s wreck at N.C. 87 and U.S. 74 might not have been deadly had the driver been wearing a seatbelt. The Highway Patrol reported that Deshawn Ford, 27, of Paddlefish Drive, Fayetteville, was pronounced dead on the scene after he rear-ended a gasoline tanker.  The tanker, driven James Rufus Austin of Wilmington, was slowing for the stoplight at U.S. 74 and N.C. 87 when Ford collided with the tractor...

Two men are in jail after a theft victim spotted his property being pulled down the road Aug. 30. Casey Jacobs, 34, of 6534 Old Lake Rd., Bolton, was held under $30,000 secured boind, charged with breaking, entering and larceny, and a probation violation.  Ricky Levell Mitchell, 33, of 3487 Old Northeast Rd., Lake Waccamaw, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of...