Thursday, April 27, 2017
Jurors see video evidence from WCC the day Stancil killed Ron Lane
Surveillance video of Kenneth Morgan Stancil III's actions before and after he shot and killed print shop technician Ron Lane on Wayne Community College's campus April 13, 2015, was shown Thursday in the fifth day of Stancil's first-degree murder trial....Published: Apr 27, 2017 6:43 PM Full Story
Speeding crack down leads to drug arrest
Pikeville ---- Police arrested a man Friday on marijuana charges, according to a Pikeville Police Department press release. Pikeville officers were conducting a traffic checkpoint on U.S. 117 North near Duck Pond Lane Friday as part of the "Obey the...Published: Apr 27, 2017 12:28 PM Full Story
Two more defendants sentenced in Shanekqua Thompson murder
Two men involved in the Oct. 31, 2014 murder of 21-year-old Shanekqua Adriana Thompson were sentenced today in Wayne County Superior Court. Both men had already taken plea deals in exchange for testimony against Alquan De-shawn Hill, who was convicted...Published: Apr 27, 2017 12:13 PM Full Story
Witness says he saw Stancil kill victim
Witness testimony and evidence presentation began Wednesday in the fourth day of the first-degree murder trial of 22-year-old Kenneth Morgan Stancil III after a jury for the trial was set before lunch. The third and last witness of the...Published: Apr 27, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
River level to keep rising
The Neuse Rivers reached its flood stage of 18 feet early this morning and by 7 a.m. had climbed to 18.22 feet. The river level is expected to continue to rise over the next five days, reaching 23.7 feet by...Published: Apr 27, 2017 8:54 AM Full Story
Ward returned to Wayne County on murder charge
Not long after 12:30 a.m. today, sheriff's deputies escorted Ricky Ward from the back of a police van, up the steps of the North William Street side of the Wayne County courthouse and into the magistrate's office. Ward, who had...Published: Apr 27, 2017 8:43 AM Full Story