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John Wareham passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Clinton Herald on 2024-02-02.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated. A cold-hearted felon who waved his gun at women’s heads and shot the man who tried to thwart his robbery dead? Or an innocent (or at least not provably guilty) young man who was framed and never there? The jury chose the former and found Johnson guilty of murdering Scottie Morton, as well as attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. He will spend the rest of his life in prison without hope of parole. Those were the pictures painted of Anthony Johnson by prosecution and defense attorneys Friday after th...

Anthony Johnson faces trial for the 2017 murder of Scottie Morton in Cove City's Old Country Store

Sun Journal State prosecutors continued presenting their case against Fayetteville native Anthony Lamar Johnson on Thursday by bringing into evidence several phone calls and letters they say Johnson made to his associates days after his arrest in the 2017 murder of Scottie Morton.  Craven County Assistant DA's Karen Hobbs and Matt Wareham called upon Special Agent Bradley Jenkins with the North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigative Division for his testimony. Jenkins portrayed his side of events when law enforcement responded to a 9-1-1 call at Grady's Old Country Store ...