Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Jury set
Leonard Joyner does not yet know his fate, but he does know which 12 men and women will determine it. The jury for his first-degree murder trial has been set and two alternates are currently being selected. For complete details...Published: Mar 18, 2014 3:59 PM Full Story
Driver dies of injuries
A 19-year-old man involved in a car accident Monday morning on U.S. 70 near Elroy Fire Department died Monday about 6:15 p.m. at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, authorities said today. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, Tyrese Best...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fifteen get prison time in meth arrests
RALEIGH -- U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced the recent sentencing of a group of defendants in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force prosecution focusing on methamphetamine production in Johnston, Sampson and Wayne counties. Four of the 15...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Trial moves forward
Jury selection began today in Wayne County Superior Court for the first-degree murder trial of Leonard Eugene Joyner, 23. Joyner is charged in the 2012 murder of Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin Jr., 16 -- a crime to which three other...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Group arrested in home invasion
The Goldsboro Police Department captured three men and two women in a St. Patrick's Day home invasion gone awry. Police arrested Navone Rashon Carter, 26, of Dudley, Christopher Dixon, 22, of Kinston, Victor Troy Exum, 46, of Goldsboro, Amy...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Council defers grant decision
The Goldsboro City Council deferred a decision Monday night on whether to apply for a second $10 million federal grant to help improve downtown. Goldsboro Mayor Al King asked that the discussion be deferred to allow him time to review...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Special Olympians earn state basketball medals
Special Olympic Wayne County athletes recently earned 12 gold, 12 silver and four bronze medals during the 2014 State Basketball Competition, held in Smithfield. They participated in 5-on-5, 3-on-3 and individual skills competitions. The 3-on-3 Wayne Flyers, coached by...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot during house party
A Dudley man shot in the abdomen at a party Sunday is recovering at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, according to a Wayne County sheriff's report. Dylan Daughtry Jacobs, 21, 222 Gable Drive, told investigators he was involved in...Published: Mar 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Trial begins
Leonard Joyner, one of four men charged with murder in connection with the death of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin, has entered Courtroom No. 1 and is seated beside his attorney. Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones has also taken his seat and...Published: Mar 18, 2014 10:06 AM Full Story