Senator Shirley Randleman and I filed Senate Bill 157 (Amend Laws Regarding Mental Commitment Bars) to address the issue of individuals who might have suffered from a major medical accident/event such as an aneurysm, major heart attack, stroke, car accident, and are not able to purchase a firearm up
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 @ 7:46 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Also in early January of 2017 a breaking, entering and the larceny of a firearm was reported to the Sheriff's Office by a resident of Old Blounts Creek Rd. in Chocowinity NC.
Published: Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 @ 2:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's flattering when the executive editor of the News & Observer calls to ask if he could meet me to discuss a column I'd written
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fear of gang violence helped pass the Federal Firearms Act of 1938. That law curbed the use of the infamous sub-machine gun, silencers and the like
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After you have reconciled your need to own or carry a gun for self-defense, it becomes just a tool.
Published: Friday, April 8th, 2016 @ 9:33 am
By: Bobby Tony
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On December 21st, 2015 at approximately 12:20 PM, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near John Small Avenue in Washington, for an expired registration.
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 2:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 25, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received numerous reports of a Breaking & Entering and Larceny that occurred at multiple residences in Bath, and Harvey Road in Washington
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 @ 1:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 6-05-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Malcolm Dante Sutton, 22 years of age, of 102 Heritage Drive in Washington. Sutton was charged with Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Opiates, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine...
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 11:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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On February 23 around 9 am Washington Police responded to an armed robbery of Washington Coins and Pawn located at 828 Washington Plaza.
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On September 11, 2014, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to a trespassing call on Highway 32 North in Pinetown, NC. When Deputies arrived at the residence, they found two subjects sitting in a car in the backyard. After speaking with the subjects, Deputies performed a sear
Published: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Applications are now being accepted for the Basic Law Enforcement Training Day Academy at Beaufort County Community College that will begin in January, college officials announced this week.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 12:06 am
By: Judy Jennette
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The Durham gun owner registry may have been repealed during the short session of the General Assembly, but gun advocates remain uneasy about the fate of the personal (and public) records of those who registered firearms.
Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2014 @ 9:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, June 19, 2014 the Washington Police arrested Tiquan Mciver, age 21 of East 8th street.
Published: Thursday, June 19th, 2014 @ 6:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit assisted Officers with the Department of Community Corrections in arresting Antonio Joe Daniels, age 27, of 101 Oscar Lane in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 1:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On December 19th, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of Breaking & Entering and Larceny from a residence on Hassell Avenue in Washington, NC. Deputies responded to the scene and learned that several firearms were stolen from the residence.
Published: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 3:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am writing to reassure you that there is no connection whatsoever between the Civitas Institute and a newspaper chain that reportedly was planning to create a nationwide database of people with legal permits to carry concealed firearms.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 6:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. will establish a new manufacturing facility in Rockingham County.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday around 2:30 pm officers responded to H and K Mart, 800 Carolina Avenue in reference to shots fired.
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2013 @ 12:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On February 20, 2013 at approximately 10:00 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault with shots fired at a residence on Cherry Road in Washington, NC.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 6:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigator Brad Shakelford applied for and obtained warrants charging Johnny Ray Fillingame with Possession of Firearm by Felon and Possession of Firearm with Altered Serial Number and Angela Gail Fillingame with Possession of Firearm with Altered Serial Number.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Though the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the right of individual citizens to possess firearms under the Second Amendment, the N.C. Court of Appeals says this right does not cover concealed weapons. North Carolina is not the only state to reach this conclusion.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms or, in modern language, to own and keep guns.
Published: Saturday, August 25th, 2012 @ 4:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Congress of the United States has cited Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, in CONTEMPT for lying and withholding information that would help uncover the truth in the Fast and Furious scandal.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 9:39 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Adam Christopher Simpkins, 26, of 301 Washington St., Washington, NC, was sentenced April 29 in United States District Court for Possession of Firearm by Felon.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2011 @ 12:33 pm
By: Anna Deatherage
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If you have any information on the whereabouts of Austin Asby, please call Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 @ 9:46 am
By: BCN
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Jose Luis Bennett was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center without bond because of the domestic nature of the charges.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2011 @ 12:47 pm
By: BCN
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Additional information will be released when available.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2011 @ 5:57 pm
By: BCN
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Theodore Ross Lee turned himself in at the Sheriff's Office on Dec. 17. He was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond set by Magistrate Donald Sadler.
Published: Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 @ 11:34 am
By: BCN
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