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John Hinton

Winston-Salem

Multimedia Reporter at Winston-Salem Journal

I have worked at the Winston-Salem Journal for more than 25 years as a reporter and an assistant metro editor.

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  • Winston-Salem man pleads guilty in fatal 2023 shooting at Gatsby's Pub

    5 days ago | journalnow.com | John Hinton

    A Winston-Salem man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges connected to the death of a man on Burke Street in February 2023, court records show. Nehemiah Chrysiyon Chandler, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Quante Donnell Wilder, 35, of Woodstone Drive. Chandler also pleaded guilty to discharging a weapon into occupied property and injury to personal property, according to a court record.

  • Prosecutors can seek the death penalty against Kernersville woman accused of killing her 74-year-old mother

    5 days ago | journalnow.com | John Hinton

    A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can seek the death penalty against a Kernersville woman accused of beating her mother to death last year. Michelle Denise Deguzman, 52, killed her mother for monetary reasons, a prosecutor said. Judge Aaron Berlin granted the request Thursday for prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Deguzman who is accused of killing Linda Turner Terrell, on July 4, 2024, court records show.

  • Former school contractor sentenced to prison after being convicted of sexual offenses

    5 days ago | journalnow.com | John Hinton

    A former contractor with the local school district was sentenced to prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl in 2021. Eduard Camilo Sarmiento, 32, of Winston-Salem entered an Alford plea to two counts of second-degree forcible rape, two counts of statutory second offense, and two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. Sarmiento, a contractor with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools who mentored students at Philo-Hill Middle School, was arrested Nov.

  • Kernersville man sentenced for child sex offenses. Judge: 'Ultimate acts of evil'

    5 days ago | journalnow.com | John Hinton

    A judge sentenced a Kernersville man convicted of sex offenses in 2022 to prison Wednesday after the N.C. Court of Appeals ordered the man be re-sentenced because of a trial judge’s error. Judge Aaron Berlin of Forsyth Superior Court sentenced Felix Ramos Arellano to serve 25 years to 35 years in prison. Arellano, 49, deserved the lengthy prison term, Berlin said. “I would have given him a lot more time” if state law allowed it, Berlin said.

  • Fraternity donates $2,000 to Cook Literacy School

    1 week ago | journalnow.com | John Hinton

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. of Winston-Salem has donated $2,000 to Cook Literacy Model School to enhance the school’s literacy initiatives. Celena Tribby, Cook’s principal, said that the fraternity’s donation will help the school achieve its educational efforts. “We are grateful to the Psi Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi for this amazing contribution,” Tribby said in a statement.

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Winston-Salem police found the remains of a local man who had been missing since 2019.

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