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The reported girlfriend of Mark Anthony Nelson has been arrested and charged with the Nov. 29 murder of a Hope Mills man and the shooting of his grandfather. Tamika Ford, 29, of 24512 Peacock Road, was charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Dec. 4, according to warrants. She is being held under $1,250,250 bond....
A Whiteville woman has been charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses after she allegedly submitted $4,710 in fraudulent insurance claims. Marilyn Davis, 48, of Davis Avenue, was served with a criminal summons Nov. 30, according to the department of insurance. She allegedly filed the fictitious insurance claims between Dec. 15, 2018 and April 15, 2019. The Dept. of Insurance said in a release that Davis...
Officials are investigating the cause of the second structure fire in less than 48 hours at a High Orchard Road home. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said a neighbor called 911 Thursday night after hearing a fire alarm going off at 64 High Orchard. Brunswick firefighters found an “active structure fire” on their arrival, Lancaster said.The same home was damaged Wednesday morning when someone broke a window and...