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Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash in Whiteville Monday. Kenneth Goben and Javier Pena were killed in the crash. Two other victims were airlifted to New Hanover Regional, according to the Whiteville Police. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Powell Boulevard and Washington Street. Whiteville Police, the sheriff’s office, Highway Patrol, Whiteville Fire, Whiteville Rescue, and City of Whiteville Public works crew responded to the crash....
Whiteville Police jailed a woman after she allegedly shot a man, then spat on the arresting officer responding to the call. Chiquita Jwander Powell, 33, of 222 W. Virgil St., Whiteville was arrested Thursday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, malicious conduct by a prisoner, resisting an officer, assault on a government official, and intoxicated and disruptive. Her bond was set at $21,500....
Tucker Mackenzie Rector has been found guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The jury in the case returned the verdict just after 2 p.m. Friday. Rector shot and killed Edward Earl Davis in his Bolton home last year, then hid Davis’ body in a wooded lot near Buckhead. Davis, 82, lived on Green Swamp Road North. In...