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Man shot twice during burglary
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladen County man is recovering after being shot twice as his home was robbed, investigators say.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office got a call around 9 p.m. Friday that...
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Man killed, another in jail after neighborhood dispute
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Bladen County deputies say a shooting in an Elizabethtown neighborhood over the weekend ended with one man dead and another man behind bars.Around 1 a.m. Saturday deputies...
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ALE, Bladen Sheriff arrest eight on drug trafficking charges
RALEIGH, NC (NEWS RELEASE) -– During the past month, the Department of Public Safety's Alcohol Law Enforcement section has arrested and charged eight people with drug trafficking, larceny, forgery and...
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ONLY ON 3: Sheriff Benston still won't talk about issues inside Bladen County...
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- For months we've tried speaking with Bladen County Sheriff Prentis Benston several times since first looking into problems at the county jail.In November, he referred us to...
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ONLY ON 3: State inspections confirm complaints about Bladen jail conditions
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A trip to jail is not a visit to a luxury hotel, but there is a basic expectation of safety and health conditions.For months, though, we've heard complaints about problems...
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Woman murdered in Elizabethtown possibly victim of domestic violence
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- Police received a call around 2:30 am Saturday after a black male drove to the emergency room at Bladen County Hospital asking for assistance. Police say Kelvin Donta...
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Man shot in knee when shots fired into car after Elizabethtown party
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- Deputies are investigating after they say someone shot into a car with several people inside, hitting the driver in the knee. Bladen County investigators say it happened...
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ONLY ON 3: Father says autistic son taken home from school in deputy's car,...
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladen County dad is upset after he says his autistic son was taken out of class and put into a sheriff deputy's car.Patrick Beatty says he was in the hospital recovering...
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Owner of raided building denies nightclub allegations
BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators say a building raided by five agencies this weekend is a "makeshift nightclub," but the owner says the building is just a place for friends and family to...
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Bladen Co. man charged with shooting man in back
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladen County man is in jail charged with shooting another man in the back.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office says it happened around midnight at 229 Bladenboro Airport...
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Man charged with stealing trailer of hogs
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladenboro man is in jail charged with stealing a trailer full of hogs.Bladen County Sheriff's deputies arrested Alfonza Lewis, 38, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. He is...
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UPDATE: Stolen Elizabethtown police car results in high speed chase
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY)-- A man is behind bars under a $158,000 secured bond after investigators say he stole a police car and led them on a chase through two counties.According to Elizabethtown...
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Woman, alleged accomplice arrested for husband's 2010 murder
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Two people have been charged with a four-year-old murder in Bladen County.Donyee Bowman Jessup, 29, of Fayetteville, and Garry Tyrell McCray Jr., 26, Salisbury, MD, have...
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Man leaving court arrested after car chase
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators in Bladen County say a man leaving court this morning led officers on a car chase.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office says Dwione Terrell Baxley, 31, is charged...
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Babysitter accused of spanking child with belt, burning him with cigarette
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladenboro man is in jail charged with child abuse after babysitting a 7-year-old boy.Investigators say Kevin Russell Wilmot, 26, was babysitting overnight for the child's...
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