Man found guilty on rape, kidnapping charges in attack of two UNCW students Titus Lee (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | May 12, 2021 at 10:13 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 10:15 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A jury found a man accused of brutally attacking two UNCW students in 2016 guilty on all charges Wednesday morning.
Titus Lee was found guilty of two counts of kidnapping, two counts of first-degree rape, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and first-degree burglary.
The male victim in the alleged assault previously testified that Lee, wearing a mask and wielding a gun, attacked him and his girlfriend as they were sitting on the porch of their apartment on Litchfield Way on Nov. 22, 2016. Lee lived with his mother and sister in the same apartment complex.
Titus Lee takes stand in his own defense in kidnapping, rape trial
Closing arguments to begin Tuesday morning
In kidnapping, rape trial, Titus Lee takes the stand in his own defense By Ann McAdams and WECT Staff | May 10, 2021 at 11:19 AM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:54 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Titus Lee, the Wilmington man accused of viciously attacking a UNCW couple in 2016, and his mother took the stand Monday as Leeâs trial on rape and kidnapping charges continued.
Ms. Lee provided an alibi for Titus at the time of the crime, and before the jurors were brought back into court Monday morning, prosecutor Connie Jordan raised concerns about Ms. Leeâs credibility.
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Man injured in Wilmington shooting; suspect arrested
Man injured in Wilmington shooting; suspect arrested By WECT Staff | December 24, 2020 at 10:33 AM EST - Updated December 24 at 4:54 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A man is in custody after he allegedly injured another man in a shooting Wednesday in Wilmington.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded to the 900 block of Litchfield Way in reference to a shooting shortly before 5:30 p.m.
When they arrived at the scene, officers found a 20-year-old man suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Police say that the suspect, Thomas Sheppard, 31, surrendered himself to officers at the scene.