Benson Man Arrested During Traffic Stop
A small amount of suspected crack cocaine and a smoking pipe were allegedly seized from a car during a traffic stop Friday night on Zack’s Mill Road near Old Fairground Road in western Johnston County. The driver, 37 year-old Ricky…
Man Arrested For Larceny
A West Johnston man was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing tools from a residence on Southgate Drive in the Cleveland community. Eric Scott Clark of Grand Stand Lane, Angier was charged with four counts of larceny and two counts of…
Wife Charged With Animal Cruelty
A 37 year-old woman is charged with animal cruelty. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tiffany Allison Costante of Lindsay Drive, Garner on Monday. Authorities had been investigating a report filed by Costante’s husband on July 25th. He reportedly claimed…
Third Arrest Made In Double Murder Investigation
A third arrest has been made in a double homicide in Johnston County. Tuesday morning, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office announced the apprehension of 28 year-old Jeremy Kyle Price of Highway 222 East, Kenly. Price is charged with two counts…
Superintendent Travels 175 miles, Visits Every School On Opening Day
Johnston County Schools Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow celebrated the start of the school year by visiting every school in the district on their first day. “We need to demonstrate to not only our students and teachers, but to our community…
School Buses Involved In Minor Accidents
It was a bumpy start for two buses headed to school Tuesday morning. Bus number 284 was headed to Selma Elementary when it was involved in a minor accident on South Sharpe Street at East Watson Street in Selma. Selma…
Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threats
The Clayton Police Department has made an arrest in a string of bomb threats that were called into Clayton convenience stores and fast food restaurants over a two-day period in July. Sixteen year-old Dallas Lamar Phillips, of 119 Lynn Drive…
Dunn Man Sentenced To 72 Years In Prison
A Harnett County man was among two suspects sentenced in federal court in Raleigh on Monday for committing three violent robberies in 2012 and 2013. United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Smith Merinord, 23, of Dunn to 72…
Man Arrested for Murder
A 34 year-old man is facing murder charges following a deadly confrontation. On Friday, Nash County deputies responded to a report of a person not breathing on Highway 97. Upon arrival, deputies said they determined the victim had been assaulted…
Three People Found Shot
Two women and one man were found shot at a home in the Dudley community in rural Wayne County Monday afternoon. Deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a possible robbery at an address on Carraway Creek and located the…








