SELMA – Three suspects, ages 17 to 19, are facing criminal charges after they allegedly broken into an abandoned warehouse off Lizzie Mill Road.
The suspects are accused of breaking into a vacant building and three cars parked on the property.
A truck reflector and fire extinguisher were reportedly stolen but later recovered.
Aiden Charles Matthews, age 19, of Charles Newland Road, Dunn and Samuel Louis Earp, age 18, of Old Highway 96, Benson were both charged with 3 felony counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, felony breaking and entering, misdemeanor larceny, and misdemeanor injury to property.
The 17 year-old suspect is facing similar charges in juvenile court.
Damage to a metal door was estimated at $200.
Starting their career young
What is happening to these young people? How are they ignorant to basic law, right and wrong, and so willing to take things that do not belong to them. They certainly aren’t getting their morality from God. This parent-less and/or one-parent society is not working. When you have children, it is no longer about you…it must be about the children and you should be teaching them every day. If you don’t, the Internet will raise them and we see how that is working out. So-called parents, get off Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and quit trying to portray yourselves as perfect people and help these young people or we are going to need a lot more prison space. Jus’ Sayin’
Amen and Amen…. couldn’t said it better myself.
Yes, sometime that can be the case, but not always. I know for a fact one of these young men was raised in a loving 2 parent household with high Christian values and morals. Unfortunately, teenagers can be lead astray and make their own choices in the things they do. It’s how they believe they are gaining independence and figuring things out for themselves. Sometimes it’s even rebellion. It’s not always the right choices that they make and sometimes it does end up getting them in trouble. Not everything a teenager or young adult does is a reflection on their parents. A parent can only do but so much and sometimes, that’s just not enough. People make mistakes and have to deal with whatever consequences for those mistakes are. Please don’t judge and blame parents for everything.
And I’m here to say that those loving parents aren’t as wonderful as you think
you don’t know anything about them you have no room to judge. they are grown and made their own decision to break the law.
If you don’t personally know the parents, I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself. And the full story isn’t going to be on the news i understand it looks bad. But maybe get off your phone and mind you business.
I do not know these kids’ parents, so you most certainly could be right. I certainly mean no ill will towards them. I hope and pray their children turn from a life of crime (sin). However, there are young people on JoCo Report routinely for committing crimes…go to the mugshots if you need to. It is a sign of the times and I stand by my statements. If active parents were involved, many (not all) of these crimes would have never happened. On a separate note, in 2025 there are lots of lip-service Christians who are not living the life of a Christ follower. When people say these days “I am a Christian”, I have to sit and wait for their character to prove that. I cannot simply trust that statement to mean anything. Lukewarm Christians make up the majority of Churches these days. Pews are packed with self-righteous people, the “selfie generation”, who cannot handle criticism and live in their feelings too much. I suppose that is why Jesus said the path to Heaven is narrow (Matthew 7:13-14). My prayer is ALL of these young folks seek Repentance and live the life God already gave them instructions for…starting with The Ten Commandments. Jus’ Sayin’
I thought this was called a mostly-peaceful event.
DEPORT THEM!!!!! Oh wait bc you can’t we have to deal with their stupidness!
they are kids get a life
I think they knew right from wrong and they need to pay the price. I am sure they have prior incidents of crime.
They better be glad it’s not the old west..
They’re just kids. Give them another chance.
dont blame the parents for their stupidity!
18 and 19 should know better.