Following Griffins November 2018 arrest, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base. Somebody else shot Davis, Griffin told investigators. Griffin was driving through Pine Crest an area of Brunswick County that an Assistant U.S. Attorney called high-crime on July 31, 2018. Published: Mar. The Special Victims Unit consists of highly trained investigators who specialize in child exploitation, and child pornography, Crimes against children, and sexual assaults against children and adults. February 16, 2023 Daily Reports, News. Apply Now: Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Businesses due to Hurricane Ian Click link COVID-19 INFORMATION ON VACCINES AND LATEST NEWSHOW TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE >> Information about opioids and treatment resources is available at https://www.brunswickcou Brunswick County Board of Commissioners holds regular meeting Monday, March 6 Media Inquiries: Media are requested to contact Brunswick County, RFP - Lawn Maintenance Services (Parks and Rec) - clean proposed final, [caption id="attachment_79245" align="alignnone" width="232"] Come on in and try are Chili Cheese all Beef Hotdog! We're the most trusted source for way more local news. The vehicle made several brief stops consistent with drug activity, leading sheriffs deputies to pull the car over in Calabash. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Lemmon prosecuted the cases. Throughout the investigation, ATF agents and sheriffs deputies made use of confidential informants and undercover operations. At the time, Smart lived in the 200 block of South Shore Drive in Boiling Spring Lakes. Griffin fled to South Carolina. Theyre just a bunch of pussies.. map: false, partner_name: "WWAY TV", THIS IS A SCAMThe Sheriffs Office will never call demanding money or threaten arrest. Sheriff Roberts says at least four corrections officers were arrested this year alone for bringing drugs to the jail. He says just before 6 a.m. yesterday morning, a school bus driver made their first stop at Brunswick Academy. Griffin walked out of prison in 2015. Deputies found it. BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County Sheriffs Office has posted a warning regarding a scam Juvenile Crime Prevention Council The Glynn County Police Department arrested 21 people in the past two weeks for alleged violent and narcotics Griffin would later tell investigators he was kicked out of the gang for committing that transgression, but also that he was the highest-ranking Blood member in Brunswick County. He was also caught with a cell phone while in prison. Griffin then approached Davis in anger, he recalled. A man facing murder charges in Glynn County Superior Court was also accused this week of aggravated assault in a separate matter. Let us help you share the good news of your life: You have permission to edit this collection. function evvntDiscoveryInit() { Smart lived in the 200 block of South Shore Drive in Boiling Spring Lakes. , A 42-year-old Indiana man allegedly caused two crashes on Interstate 95 late Wednesday afternoon, leading law enforcement on a wild pursuit in, A dog with no rabies vaccinations and an aggressive reputation was placed on a 10-day in-house quarantine after injuring a boy during an attac, A hound dog with no vaccine records and an aggressive reputation mauled a young boy Friday morning after the child walked into the backyard th, A man in critical condition was flown by helicopter Monday afternoon to UF Health Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, the apparent victim of an a, A 36-year-old Brunswick man was rushed to a Jacksonville hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday morning, suffering multiple gunshot , A St. Simons Island man answering a knock at his door Sunday afternoon was met by a gun to his head, at which point the intruder demanded to k, Glynn County police made an arrest Wednesday in a Halloween night shooting incident on Nottingham Drive, in which a man allegedly shot out the, Police allege that a man carrying two golfball sized bags of powder cocaine fell asleep at the wheel early Thursday morning outside the driv, The Glynn County Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for the shooting that sent a Brunswick man, A Florida man in a new Cadillac allegedly led police on a harrowing, high-speed chase through two counties Thursday morning on Interstate 95, , An 11-year-old boy snuck an unloaded pellet pistol onto Glynn Middle Schools campus Tuesday morning, but an observant fellow student discover, Brunswick police say an already rocky relationship turned violent late Saturday morning when a 19-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her live-in, Brunswick police arrested a woman Saturday morning, charged with allegedly stabbing a man near London and Albany streets, police Capt. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Officers issued a rem, After stopping a Texas man for speeding Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 95, Glynn County Police officer James Lightsey suspected he was nervou, A Glynn County Police report and 911 radio dispatch communications describe a scene of panic and confusion Saturday morning at 123 North End D, Glynn Academy was under a soft lockdown for around an hour this morning after an attempted robbery on Gloucester Street, according to Brunswic, Glynn County Police have charged a teenage boy with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man Saturday at 123 North , A man suffered a critical gunshot wound during a shooting before noon Saturday at a residence on North End Drive off of U.S. Highway 17, accor, Glynn County police remain at a loss over who would have wanted Antoni Zalewski dead or why, barely two weeks after the Chicago man was found , Brunswick Police Sgt. Talk to WWAY's anchors, reporters and meteorologists. I dont pretend that it doesnt exist. The caller is using real names associated with the Sheriffs Office and is using a spoofed phone number that shows up as the Sheriffs Office number. Solid Waste & Recycling Information View the list Solid Waste, Brunswick County government offices are closed to observe Labor Day. Local and federal officials held a press conference last week to announce the 26 total convictions after a five-year federal law enforcement presence in the county designed to tackle criminal trade networks. WebThe Brunswick News Police cracking down on suspected drugs, violent offenders The Glynn County Police Department arrested 21 people in the past two weeks for alleged (Davis was not inclined to testify on the incident, according to court records.). He benefitted from a reduced sentence for a series of crimes committed many years ago despite the governments opposition due to retroactive changes in drug sentencing laws. WebBrunswick County, VA Brunswicktimes Gazette Break and enter charge filed LAWRENCEVILLE Taki Najhee Davis, 19, from Brodnax, Virginia is charged with break 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. 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Operation Hell Swamp, the joint investigation, has yielded 26 convictions since the first indictments in 2017, including 29 years of prison time for Nicholas Shamar Griffin, the self-described top-ranking Bloods member in Brunswick County. Quinton Demarr Richburg, 24, of Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Brunswick County violent crime is 13.4. After months of questioning witnesses, SBI agents and officers from the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department said they found skeletal remains believed to be that of Smarts on in September of 2019. Sheriff Roberts says theyll look at data on those two cellphones to try and find suspects. Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Dr NE. Published: Mar. 2023. 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 afterward, witnesses say individuals in a sedan grabbed the drone. Burglaries, robberies, larcenies, motor vehicle thefts, missing/neglected juveniles, etc. Working with the administration of that place weve been arrested a lot of staff members for bringing in contraband, a lot, Roberts said. Other convictions included Spencer Bryant who was given 17 years in prison for distributing 14 kilograms of cocaine in Brunswick County, and Deonte Bigelow who was given a 10-year prison sentence for transporting a kilogram of cocaine. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. A Brunswick man was arrested Monday after an hours-long 'disturbance' on Bath Road. During trial, Simpson told defense attorney Geoffrey Hosford cocaine was more expensive than heroin in 2017 southeastern N.C., depending on who it was purchased from. (The US average is 22.7) Brunswick County property crime is 28.6. Four were arrested and over 1,300 grams of methamphetamines were seized in an investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office with help from the The results of the BOLIVIA, N.C. Beginning in 2017, the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina partnered with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to investigate and prosecute violent Bloods gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in the 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. category_id: null, Davis walked away to avoid a confrontation, then heard a gunshot. He was arrested in November 2018 after being found driving under a suspended license in North Myrtle Beach. The investigation showed that targets of this operation were moving kilograms of cocaine from the Texas area to the eastern district of North Carolina, said acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker. Plentiful sunshine. mhall@thebrunswicknews.com, By TAYLOR COOPER Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run on U.S. Highway 17 near the entrance to the Palm Lake Estates subdivision. But I will tell you as someone that has worked in Miami and in Wilmington over the course of my 25-year career, that it has been profoundly suppressed in Brunswick County., Send tips, comments and criticisms to preston@localdailymedia.com. High 77F. 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. All Rights Reserved. According to data from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, total crime in the county has been on a downward trend since 2020. orientation: "portrait", A Glynn County man died Sunday of gunshot wounds suffered July 25 in a shooting in the Dock Junction community, and charges against the man po, A young man threatened folks with a broomstick Thursday afternoon outside of the Oglethorpe Plaza Efficiencies at 2552 U.S. Highway 341, event, Police seized thousands of dollars in stolen goods Wednesday at a residence in central Glynn County and arrested a couple they say are respons, A 20-year-old Glynn County man has been arrested in a shooting in the Dock Junction community Wednesday night that left a another man in criti, A Kingsland man shot and wounded a woman inside a home in the 100 block of Woobridge Road before shooting himself to death with the gun, accor, A Glynn County woman will no doubt be more selective in the future about the company she keeps, having unwittingly found herself driving the g, One of St. Simons Islands most beloved and, perhaps, most berated forms of transportation was the target recently of a troublesome crime , Editor's note: Carter Thrower completed a Pretrial Diversion Agreement and the charges against him were dismissed by order of the Court on Dec, KINGSLAND A man wanted on armed robbery charges in Jacksonville was arrested Monday by Camden County Sheriffs deputies after leading author, A 12-year-old Brunswick boy shot another boy in the head with a BB gun Monday afternoon in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,, The escalating legal troubles of a suspended Glynn County Police officer imploded with lethal consequences Thursday night, ending with Lt. Rob, The Kingsland Police officer who shot a man dead on the night of June 20 during a struggle following an encounter at an intersection in the ci, Police accuse a St. Simons Island man and woman of operating a significant methamphetamine business, which ended early Sunday when a county na, Kingsland Police arrested a woman Monday and charged her with manslaughter and second degree cruelty to a child, stemming from an incident las, Dozens of folks no doubt woke up with thunderous hangovers in the Glynn County Detention Center over the weekend, all of them arrested during , A flat tire was followed by an armed robbery Saturday afternoon for a Darien man who was forced at gunpoint to hand over $2,700 cash along the, Glynn Countys State Court Public Defender was arrested and charged with DUI after midnight Friday on St. Simons Island, his second arrest thi, Two Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Instructors allegedly picked a fight with a group of bikers June 14 at Toucans Ale House, resulti. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ are assigned to a detective based on the geographic area of the county that the crime occurred. Griffin nervously looked up at the deputy with glassy eyes, according to court records. He was paid around $12,000 for his services in several cases. 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. Smart had been hired by a trucking company in South Carolina and was scheduled for orientation to start driving the truck, but would never make it to that orientation. July Meeting for Juvenile Crime Prevention Council has been cancelled. Sheriff Roberts says when the bus driver returned after their route, their supervisor was called, and the package was later discovered. The Brunswick News. #ThisIsThePlace, High School Job Shadowing Program/Senior Projects. Brunswick County deputies, K9, investigators and Virginia State Police quickly responded to the scene to secure the area, according to police. And contraband at Lawrenceville has been an issue. All of the detectives in the Criminal Investigative Unit work closely with our District Attorneys Office and victims throughout the judicial process. The caller advises the victim they have failed to respond to a jury summons and must pay a fee. Using state-of-the-art video and still photography equipment, team member record details of a scene for future investigation analysis and preparation for court review. Griffin told investigators the cocaine belonged to him and Hester was his fall guy. Despite the discovery of the cocaine, Griffin thereafter remained a player in the Brunswick County drug scene. Immediately this car comes flying in, passenger door comes open and they reach pick up this thing.. When you see news happening, report it! virtual: false, BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) After more than 25 years, a family receives closure after the man who killed their missing loved one pleads guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom. By LARRY HOBBS WWAY reported on the missing mans unsolved case as part of Hannah Patricks #Unsolved series that aired in May of 2018. We're your neighbors. This unit is on call and available to respond 24/7. Mobile App | Weather App | WWAYTV3 Email Sign Up, We're everywhere you need us to be. Slight chance of a rain shower. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of , . All rights reserved. BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) After more than 25 years, a family receives closure after the man who killed their missing loved one pleads guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom. Weve received some reports that someone claiming to be with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office is calling people in our community and trying to scam George West, who told him he had missed a court date as an expert discovery: { Then two months later in September, he allegedly shot a man. Others trafficked in heroin and cannabis, and nine individuals received firearms charges. ODaniels appeared in court on Monday morning and pleaded guilty to second degree murder as part of a plea deal. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. We were going to try to use cooperating sources as well as undercover agents to conduct controlled purchases, Sgt. The Georgia State Patrol is seeking any information it can about who struck and killed a Brunswick teenager early Saturday morningwith their vehicle.