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Bitcoin transactions and online activity led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on child porn charges Thursday. Michael Deshawn Smith-Green, 38, of 101 Stanley Street, was jailed under a $5,000 secured bond. He was charged with felony conspiracy to obtain or purchase child sexual abuse material. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the WPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and Investigation Division began looking into...
Developing story Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting at Covey Run II apartments Thursday around 5 p.m. One person sustained a minor neck injury from a stray bullet, according to police. Multiple shots were fired, damaging buildings and vehicles. Multiple gunshots were heard in the city last night after the incident at Covey Run II. It is not known if the incidents are connected. Anyone with information about...
Whiteville Police have charged a man after he allegedly forced another man to perform a sex act. Jeremy Tyler Hilburn, 30, of 131 Mill Pond Rd., Lot 131, Whiteville, is being held under no bond. Detention Center reports show he was charged with second degree forcible sex offense and second degree kidnapping. Whiteville Police were dispatched to Tyler’s residence May 23 to a report of a possible sexual...