Lawsuit filed against former New Hanover Co. deputy accused of terrorizing Pender Co. family last year
Civil rights lawsuit filed against former deputy and others By WECT Staff | January 26, 2021 at 3:59 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 10:19 PM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A lawsuit has been filed against a former New Hanover County deputy who is accused of leading an armed group of people that showed up at the wrong house last May 3, looking for a missing girl and terrifying the residents who answered the door.
The complaint, which was filed Tuesday in Pender County Superior Court on behalf of Monica and Dameon Shepard, lists former deputy Jordan Kita among the defendants.
Lawsuit filed after off-duty officer, mob allegedly tried to force way into Black teen s home
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A former North Carolina police officer who was fired and criminally charged last year after he allegedly gathered a group of armed people and tried to enter the home of a Black teen who he thought was a suspect in the case of a missing person, has been sued by the victim s family Tuesday.
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ABCNews A former North Carolina police officer who was fired and criminally charged last year after he allegedly gathered a group of armed people and tried to enter the home of a Black teen who he thought was a suspect in the case of a missing person, has been sued by the victim s family Tuesday.
Attorneys for Monica Shepard and her 18-year-old son Dameon filed the civil suit in North Carolina Tuesday contending that their clients were racially profiled and terrorized by former deputy Jordan Kita, and 14 other white defendants, some of whom were armed, who said they were looking for a missing woman.
PENDER COUNTY â A Rocky Point, N.C. mother and son have filed a lawsuit against 15 people, including a now-former New Hanover County Sheriff s deputy, who they allege attempted to invade their home last year.
The lawsuit, which lists Monica and Dameon Shepard as plaintiffs, alleges that a mob of known and unknown white residents led by then-New Hanover County Sheriff s Deputy Jordan Kita attempted to forcibly enter the Shepards home in Rocky Point on May 3, 2020.
Kita was wearing his official New Hanover County Sheriff s Department uniform at the time and carrying his official sidearm, according to the lawsuit and comments at a press conference in May 2020 made by District Attorney Ben David.
3 arrested on drug trafficking charges in separate investigations Drugs seized by the New Hanover County Sheriff s Office on Friday as result of separate investigations. (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | January 18, 2021 at 3:17 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 3:18 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A trio of suspects was arrested last week on drug trafficking charges following separate investigations by the New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office.
A spokesperson for the sheriffâs office said undercover narcotics detectives made controlled purchases of methamphetamine and raw heroin from Michael Seawell, 33, during a two-month investigation.
Last Friday, detectives with the agencyâs Emergency Response Team and K-9 Oscar conducted a traffic stop on Seawellâs vehicle in the 8000 block of Market Street where 90 grams of methamphetamine, 18 grams of raw heroin, 14 grams of cocaine, and 40 grams of marijuana were seized.