He was paid around $12,000 for his services in several cases. He says just before 6 a.m. yesterday morning, a school bus driver made their first stop at Brunswick Academy. The Criminal Investigative Unit investigates property crimes, assaults, fraud cases, homicides, sex crimes, and any other crimes covered by North Carolina General Statues. All of the detectives in the Criminal Investigative Unit work closely with our District Attorneys Office and victims throughout the judicial process. Sheriff Roberts says theyll look at data on those two cellphones to try and find suspects. While on federal supervised release for a prior federal conviction, Griffin shot a man during a gang-related dispute. lhobbs@thebrunswicknews.com, By GORDON JACKSON WebCrime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Brunswick County violent crime is 13.4. 2023. When you see news happening, report it! George West, who told him he had missed a court date as an expert Click here to sign in or get access. Throughout the investigation, ATF agents and sheriffs deputies made use of confidential informants and undercover operations. Three defendants still await sentencing. The Brunswick News, By LARRY HOBBS and WES WOLFE A third and final murder suspect is in police custody for his alleged role in the April 2017 shooting death of Daniel Gilliam in Glynn County. And, in fact, he did say he would cooperate., Court records indicate Griffin stayed at large in Brunswick County, cooperating with the government around the time of the July 2018 incident while still under federal supervised release. Hannah Patrick is in the courtroom and will have the full story tonight on WWAY News. Please send us an email at: info@portcitydaily.com, 2023 PortCity Daily | Website by Web Publisher PRO, press release that details more information, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives, Covid cluster identified in UNCW residence hall, Commissioners chide NCDOT for proposed River Road speed reduction. BRUNSWICK, Va. (WRIC) Drugs were dropped from a drone yesterday on the property of Brunswick Academy, a private school in rural Brunswick County. The Assistant U.S. Attorney would later say in a court hearing that Griffin was informed agents were investigating him, he was given an opportunity to cooperate. By LARRY HOBBS 2023 Revaluation Information Read Our Revaluation FAQ Property & Take Our Community Website Survey by Friday March 24! While he was in his patrol , Freedom was short-lived for an inmate who escaped from a state prison work detail Tuesday afternoon at Greenwood Cemetery in Brunswick, Georgi, With just two weeks remaining on a state prison sentence for violation of probation, Paul Whibbey escaped from a prisoner work detail Tuesday , The 58-year-old man who police found dead Sunday at 125 Simon Dr. in the Arco community allegedly was killed four days earlier by the young ma, Glynn County Police discovered a dead man inside his mobile home Sunday after responding to a welfare check on Simons Drive in the Arco commun. BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Over two dozen people have been recently convicted in federal court as part of Operation Hell Swamp, which targeted violent gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in Brunswick County. Shortly after police publicly identified him as the suspect wanted in a random assault over the weekend that left a St. Simons Island man hosp, A St. Simons Island man remained in a Savannah hospital Tuesday, recovering from a brain injury inflicted early Sunday by a punch in the face , A Brunswick attorney who was arrested July 30 for allegedly assaulting his wife is back in jail, this time charged with allegedly stalking the, The Georgia State Patrol is seeking any information it can about who struck and killed a Brunswick teenager early Saturday morning with their . The Brunswick County Sheriffs Office responded to a shooting in Longwood, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2018. } orientation: "portrait", Plentiful sunshine. Michael Davis repeatedly tried to assure an alleged St. Simons Island dope dealer that he was a cop, not the man who had, It was supposed to be a simple exchange of property between a young man and his ex-girlfriend in the predawn hours of Sunday morning on Herndo, The Glynn-Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team raided a room at the Baymont Inn and Suites near Golden Isles Parkway and Interstate 95 around , Glynn County Police say an Illinois man was in the process of remodeling the home on Old Jesup Road in which he was found murdered Friday nigh, Police are investigating as murder the death of a man found dead inside a home early Friday night on Old Jesup Road, Glynn County Police Sgt. Contact Us: We want to hear from you! The undercover agents showed interest in purchasing a motorcycle from Smith. According to data from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, total crime in the county has been on a downward trend since 2020. He was not charged for shooting Davis. Among reports recently filed with police: Among reports filed recently with police: A man apparently thought it was a good idea to meet a guy he knew only as Jack Boy Flock on a remote rural road to purchase a smartphone wit, While serving a search warrant on a suspected drug dealers house in June, county narcotics agents came across evidence the suspect also was t, A 22-year-old Glynn County man allegedly wreaked havoc behind the wheel Sunday night in Brunswick, crashing into one vehicle and nearly striki, There was a time when a suspect who wanted to evade arrest could cause local police considerable difficulties by scampering off into the expan, An attempted traffic stop overnight Tuesday in Brunswick led to an alleged police pursuit across the F.J. Torras Causeway that ended with a cr, A woman in the Touchtone community responded Wednesday morning to perceived threats from aggressive dogs with gunfire, a strategy that missed , As most teens prepare for the new school year, one 16-year-old Brunswick boy is getting schooled on the juvenile criminal justice system after, A man arrived Saturday night at the hospital in Brunswick with the femur in his left thigh shattered by a gunshot, according to a Glynn County, A local attorney and former candidate for State Court Judge was arrested Sunday night for allegedly grabbing his wife by the throat during an , Despite his woozy state after being kicked and punched Sunday night, a robbery victim on St. Simons Island managed to give police enough infor, Getting arrested was probably the best case scenario for a few youths who allegedly went on a paintball gun shooting spree Tuesday night in th, In a community where celebratory fireworks and golf cart traffic jams are primary public safety concerns, more than 100 residents filled the m, An argument between neighbors turned violent at Wolfe and G streets Wednesday night when a man and a woman allegedly attacked another couple w, A Brunswick Police dog and his human counterparts ran a hapless alleged burglar ragged Tuesday morning, leaving the 51-year-old man likely rel. Police believe the package was dropped on school grounds around 5:40 a.m. Monday. Many of the detectives possess expertise in various fields of work, and are such assigned cases according to each ones expertise. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Many of those arrested in Operation Hell Swamp faced charges relating to the possession or distribution of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of grams of cocaine or crack. Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Operation Hell Swamp targeted Brunswick County gang members, drug traffickers, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), Convicted at trial of distribution of cocaine, marijuana, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of marijuana, Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and a quantity of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, Sentence: time served, then six months imprisonment for violation of supervised release, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); distribution of a quantity of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base; distribute of a quantity of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a felon, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and a quantity of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine; distribution of a quantity of heroin, cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 2 dead, 1 deputy injured in Harnett County chase, crash, officials say; chase suspect on the run, Frying Pan Tower hosts fundraiser for all-inclusive paid weekend getaway, Wilmington leaders discuss affordable housing during public forum. Rogers later contacted the sheriffs office to say Smith had made threats against Sgt. Police responded to the incident after a school employee reported a suspicious package at 8:24 a.m. Police say the Lawrenceville Correctional Facility has had issues with contraband in the past, including the involvement of staff members and other drone-related incidents.