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WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — A Pitt County man has been found guilty and will spend at least 12 years in prison after his arrest on multiple counts of trafficking heroin, District Attorney Seth Edwards announced on Thursday. A Martin County jury convicted Eric Ruffin, 31, of Winterville. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons sentenced […]

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By: Sylvia Corkill OKLAHOMA CITY - A metro business owner said she was not happy with the punishment a man received last week, after he was caught on video last year encouraging rioters to burn and vandalize her business. Carol Knight said to make matters worse, the suspect, Eric Ruffin believes hes the victim. “Now hes the victim? No, hes not a victim,” said Knight.     Despite video recordings, Eric Ruffin, the man believed to be behind the mask live streaming the destruction of CJs...

By: Jennifer Pierce An Oklahoma City protestor charged with terrorism after Mays civil unrest in downtown spoke out on Friday for the first time. At the Oklahoma County courthouse, 27-year-old Eric Ruffin admitted the protests last summer got out of hand, but said he never started a fire and is not a terrorist.   “There was one point where I went to Walmart and people were yelling out that I’m a terrorist,” Ruffin said. “Like, you don’t even know who I am.” Ruffin spent nearly a...

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater warned Mayor David Holt against appearing at racial unity events last year with a man who was later charged with terrorism for his alleged role in civil unrest. The man, Eric Ruffin, was accused by authorities of encouraging burning of a sheriff's van and an attempt to burn a bail bonds office. Police said he recorded the events on Facebook Live. The events in downtown Oklahoma City occurred May 30 as demonstrations swept the nation over the de...