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4 weeks ago |
witn.com | Dave Jordan
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - From swinging to jumping on the trampoline to counting her numbers, four-year-old Insley Santifort of Albertson in Duplin County is one active little girl. Insley shows no signs of the medical journey she and her parents have endured in her young life, a journey that her mom Kayla calls, “A complete nightmare.”Kayla’s normal pregnancy gave no indication of what was to come during delivery.
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1 month ago |
witn.com | Dave Jordan
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Monday night at six we told you how Kevin Smith of Craven County spent nearly 6 years behind bars before felony rape and assault charges were all dismissed without ever going to trial. As the search for answers continues, we’re hearing what prosecutors are saying. After sitting in jail for five years and 9 months under a $5 million bond on 17 charges, including raping and assaulting prostitutes in Craven and Onslow counties, Smith was finally headed to court.
WITN Investigates: Craven County man spends nearly 6 years in jail before felony charges are dropped
1 month ago |
witn.com | Dave Jordan
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - An Eastern Carolina man says the justice system failed him, leaving him to languish behind bars for nearly six years on serious rape and assault charges, never even having his case go to trial. All felony counts were eventually dismissed but questions remain about how something like this could happen. It is a lengthy list of serious charges. Seventeen in all, including first-degree rape, forcible sex offense, assault, and soliciting a prostitute.
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Aug 14, 2024 |
witn.com | Dave Jordan
WILSON COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Wilson County man is behind bars charged with an overdose death. The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Devonty Pitt and charged him with felony aggravated death by distribution of controlled substances. The sheriff’s office began investigating back in May when deputies and detectives responded to the overdose death of 33-year-old Cierra Parker Barnes.
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Aug 13, 2024 |
witn.com | Dave Jordan
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Thousands of East Carolina University students are moving back to campus this week which may cause some busy roads and delays. ECU Police Deputy Chief Chris Sutton said there will be 5,000 students moving back to ECU on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Roads such as Charles and Greenville Boulevard, along with 5th, 10th and Elm Streets, will see the most traffic.
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NEW INFO: North Carolina Highway Patrol says two people were killed and two more injured, one with life-threatening injuries, in a crash Monday night in Duplin County. https://t.co/l5etogllkP
UPDATE: Family members at the scene of an accident in Duplin County say three people were killed. https://t.co/l5etogllkP