A Burgaw man filed a lawsuit against the Pender County Sheriff s Office after one of their deputies killed his dog.
A Pender deputy fatally shot Stanley Benson s dog, Astro, while assisting in a wellness check at his home on Aug. 15.
Benson is a retired veteran who used his dog as an emotional support animal and suffered severe distress when he watched his dog die in his front yard, according to the lawsuit.
Benson rescued the 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd mix, which are known to be very protective by nature, according to Benson. I worked with him quite a bit to be the protector of my house and be my companion that I could lean on, Benson said.
A 19-year-old from Wilmington was arrested on multiple drug- and gun-related charges as Pender County deputies were investigating a shooting at a home that left one man hospitalized.
Convicted sex offender sends sexually explicit messages to a minor
Sex offender accused of sending sexual explicit messages to a 9-year-old By WECT Staff | February 4, 2021 at 11:13 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 11:13 PM
BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - A convicted sex offender is back in jail again accused of sending inappropriate messages to a 9-year-old girl.
The Pender County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Shawn Lubell from Watha, N.C. was arrested after the girl told her parents about the sexually explicit messages.
Lubell faces a felony charge of Indecent Liberties with a Child. He was given a $10,000 secured bond and is currently in custody at the Pender County Jail.
Owner whose dog was fatally shot by Pender deputy files federal lawsuit
Owner whose dog was fatally shot by Pender deputy files federal lawsuit By WECT Staff | February 5, 2021 at 2:05 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 5:10 PM
BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - A Burgaw man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Pender County Sheriffâs Office after a deputy fatally shot his dog while responding to a welfare check in August.
In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina on Thursday, Bruce Benson alleges âunlawful conductâ by the sheriffâs office and Sheriff Alan Cutler in the killing of his dog, Astro, which deprived him of his civil rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution.
Submitted by BlueNC on
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 09:01
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE CHANGES TO SOCIAL STUDIES THAT EXPLORE SYSTEMIC RACISM: “The system of government that we have in this nation is not systematically racist,” Robinson said. “In fact, it is not racist at all.” State board member Amy White said North Carolina social studies teachers should be telling students that America is the greatest nation on Earth. She blamed the news media for promoting an anti-American viewpoint. “While I think some of the revisions have been helpful, I still see an agenda that is anti-American, anti-capitalism, anti-democracy,” said White, who was appointed by former GOP Gov. Pat McCrory. She is a former social studies teacher. Wednesday’s debate marks the latest chapter in the struggle over how best to teach the state’s 1.5 million public school students about social studies.