Ex-US Soldier Who Staged Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Girlfriend Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison
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Former US Army paratrooper James Murdock Peele previously admitted in a videotaped confession that he staged the kidnapping of a 12-year-old child he referred to as his girlfriend. He also admitted to having sexual intercourse with the pre-teen, but claimed he was unaware that she was a minor.
The US Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced Tuesday that Peele, 21, was sentenced to 151 months (>12.5 years) in prison for the transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Elementary student took a half-pound of cocaine to school in backpack, NC deputies say
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Elementary student took a half-pound of cocaine to school in backpack, NC deputies say
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The discovery led the arrest of 27-year-old
Sharae Monique Becton, authorities said.
She is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent sell/deliver cocaine, and
Of note, police did not reveal Becton’s relationship to the child.
Pictured, Sharae Becton New Bern, North Carolina woman charged with drug trafficking after 260 grams of cocaine found in child’s backpack at school.
Good sh t found wrapped inside vacuum sealed plastic bag
Photos posted to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office’s
Facebook page shows cocaine wrapped inside a vacuum sealed plastic bag, along with a baby blue Jansport backpack.
Not immediately clear is how the narcotic ended up in the backpack, who packed it there and ultimately how the boy came to bring it to the school….
The body of Charles Vandiford was found around 3 p.m. Friday in the Neuse River in shallow water near Camelot Drive in James City. Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes said there was no sign of foul play.
One shoe was found yesterday morning off BridgePoine Hotel and Marina near the Cunninghamd Drawbridge and IDed by the family.
Searchers from several first response groups had been on the water for parts of three days, while the North Carolina Highway Patrol and NC Wildlife assisted from the air. On the last day seven boats from the Sheriff s office, New Bern Fire Department, Vanceboro Rescue Squad, Tri Community, NC Wildlife and Cherry Point assisted. Sheriff Chip Hughes and Assistant Emergency Services Director Ira Whitford oversaw the operation.