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A longterm investigation into suspected illegal narcotics sales resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethtown man, according to officials. Justin “Jay” Romales Williams, 46, of 802 Fox St., Elizabethtown, was held under no bond on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana; maintaining a dwelling for drug activities; manufacture, sale, and possession of illegal drugs within 1,000 feet of a park,...
Matthew Mercer pleaded guilty today (Aug. 17) in the shooting death of his son Brady Lee Mercer. District Attorney Jon David said Mercer pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and received a sentence of 23 to 28.5 years in prison. Superior Court Judge Quinton McGee handed down the sentence. The killing occurred Sept. 29. 2023 at the family home on Elroy Mercer Road Chadbourn. Brady and his father...
The last two men wanted in Friday’s shooting in Whiteville have joined three other suspects in jail. Zyon Willis and Dale Freeman were arrested Monday afternoon, Whiteville Police said. Willis and Freeman are being held under no bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, and discharging a firearm in the city limits. Arthur Jackson, 19; Shatisha...