North Carolina authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying two children whose remains were found in Orange County in the ’90s. In 1998, a boy was found under brush near a billboard sign near the westbound lanes of Interstate 85 and Interstate 40. He’s believed to have been dead for several months before he was …
A North Carolina man and a pregnant woman are both listed in serious, critical condition after the male allegedly attacked her, followed by an officer shooting him on Tuesday. WRAL reports that a woman in Fayetteville called 911 a little before 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning to report a man was holding her hostage inside …
A North Carolina woman is facing murder charges after authorities say she killed a man she met through a specialized dating website. According to the New York Post, 57-year-old Sheri Williams Jones reported to the Cumberland County Detention Center earlier this week to surrender on charges related to the 2015 murder. “When deputies arrived at …
A North Carolina mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly trying to kill her two young sons by putting lighter fluid in their sodas. WNCN reported that Octavia Robinson, 34, allegedly tried to kill her 6- and 10-year-old sons Sunday at a Motel 6 in Fayetteville. Neighbor Tracy Madison, who said one of Robinson’s children knocked on …
The teen at the center of a scandal that landed former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner behind bars is now tied to another case that has resulted in criminal charges against a former teacher. According to the New York Post, 54-year-old Jonathan Busch was arrested on Thursday and faces charges including statutory rape. He has since …
Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a former high school teacher on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a student. According to WPVI, 26-year-old Kayla Sprinkles was arrested earlier this month following an investigation that began several months ago. The former teacher had been employed by the Cherokee County Schools System when the …
Authorities in North Carolina say an employee at a pizzeria in Fayetteville was arrested on suspicion of adding a poisonous substance to cheese at the restaurant. According to the New York Post, 59-year-old Ricky Lee Adami was working at Primo Pizza when he allegedly put rat poison into the cheese mix set to be used …
Authorities in North Carolina say two suspects conspired to rob a department store this week, alleging two young relatives of one thief were forced to stand guard and alert them if staff seemed suspicious of their activities. According to the New York Post, 29-year-old Jacksonville resident Ashley Nicole Reed is accused of staging a 10-year-old …
Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a woman on suspicion of sexual battery among other criminal counts after she allegedly assaulted a cable repairman dispatched to her home earlier this year. According to the Fayetteville Observer, 47-year-old Mildred Newsome was arrested last week and charged on Saturday with two counts of second-degree forced sex offense …
A North Carolina trooper died in a fiery crash Monday night while reportedly chasing a motorist who drove past a license checkpoint. According to the Winston Salem-Journal, trooper Samuel Newton Bullard, 24, died while he and another trooper pursued suspect Dakota Kape Whitt, 22, who allegedly blew past a checkpoint on U.S. 21 and Ebenezer …
A North Carolina police officer was reportedly caught on tape slamming a man into a window at a Waffle House before putting him in a chokehold. WTVD reported that Warsaw police are investigating after a video captured an officer in an altercation with Anthony Wall, 22. Wall had just taken his 16-year-old sister to prom …
A North Carolina woman was arrested on Tuesday after police say she starved her mentally disabled daughter to death in February. WRAL reports that Bertha Brewington Melvin, 68, of Fayetteville, is accused of first-degree murder and two counts of exploitation, neglect, and abuse after her adopted daughter, Tial Melvin, 22, passed away from hypothermia and starvation. Melvin …
