gjackson@thebrunswicknews.com, By LARRY HOBBS and TERRY DICKSON A third and final murder suspect is in police custody for his alleged role in the April 2017 shooting death of Daniel Gilliam in Glynn County. We'd love to hear from you. On Monday, a Brunswick County grand jury indicted Eric Cinotti on eight criminal charges. WebWelcome to Brunswick County! The results of the investigation were announced Thursday afternoon by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). text: "Promote your event", And, in fact, he did say he would cooperate., Court records indicate Griffin stayed at large in Brunswick County, cooperating with the government around the time of the July 2018 incident while still under federal supervised release. Fair warning to the hooligans who decided to vandalize the Boys and Girls Club there is now a $500 bounty out for you. 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WebNewsBreak provides latest and breaking Brunswick County, NC local news, weather forecast, crime and safety reports, traffic updates, event notices, sports, entertainment, Three defendants still await sentencing. Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Port City Daily is your online newspaper dedicated to the Cape Fear region. He was not real sure what it was. Weve received some reports that someone claiming to be with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office is calling people in our community and trying to scam Brunswick County deputies, K9, investigators and Virginia State Police quickly responded to the scene to secure the area, according to police. Covia Dzell Smith, 48, another target of Operation Hell Swamp, was arrested following an undercover assignment in which an agent posed as an employee of a repossession company wearing a Dickies-style shirt and grease-covered jeans in a character built to buy drugs from Smith. Men interviewed by law enforcement told stories of Griffin possessing hundreds of grams of crack at a single time and selling portions to lower dealers twice a day. 2023. (The US average is 22.7) Brunswick County property crime is 28.6. }); Cherry of the sheriffs office while conversing in the cell. High 77F. Among reports recently filed with police: Among reports filed recently with police: A man apparently thought it was a good idea to meet a guy he knew only as Jack Boy Flock on a remote rural road to purchase a smartphone wit, While serving a search warrant on a suspected drug dealers house in June, county narcotics agents came across evidence the suspect also was t, A 22-year-old Glynn County man allegedly wreaked havoc behind the wheel Sunday night in Brunswick, crashing into one vehicle and nearly striki, There was a time when a suspect who wanted to evade arrest could cause local police considerable difficulties by scampering off into the expan, An attempted traffic stop overnight Tuesday in Brunswick led to an alleged police pursuit across the F.J. Torras Causeway that ended with a cr, A woman in the Touchtone community responded Wednesday morning to perceived threats from aggressive dogs with gunfire, a strategy that missed , As most teens prepare for the new school year, one 16-year-old Brunswick boy is getting schooled on the juvenile criminal justice system after, A man arrived Saturday night at the hospital in Brunswick with the femur in his left thigh shattered by a gunshot, according to a Glynn County, A local attorney and former candidate for State Court Judge was arrested Sunday night for allegedly grabbing his wife by the throat during an , Despite his woozy state after being kicked and punched Sunday night, a robbery victim on St. Simons Island managed to give police enough infor, Getting arrested was probably the best case scenario for a few youths who allegedly went on a paintball gun shooting spree Tuesday night in th, In a community where celebratory fireworks and golf cart traffic jams are primary public safety concerns, more than 100 residents filled the m, An argument between neighbors turned violent at Wolfe and G streets Wednesday night when a man and a woman allegedly attacked another couple w, A Brunswick Police dog and his human counterparts ran a hapless alleged burglar ragged Tuesday morning, leaving the 51-year-old man likely rel. (The US average is 22.7) The sentences for Griffin and Smith were the heftiest of all 26 Operation Hell Swamp convictions. After months of questioning witnesses, SBI agents and officers from the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department said they found skeletal remains believed to be that of Smarts on in September of 2019. Local and federal officials held a press conference last week to announce the 26 total convictions after a five-year federal law enforcement presence in the county designed to tackle criminal trade networks. Published: Mar. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run on U.S. Highway 17 near the entrance to the Palm Lake Estates subdivision. Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Brunswick County violent crime is 13.4. Deputies found it. Correction: (Sept. 16, 2021)An earlier version of this story misspelled the Brunswick County Sheriffs last name. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. According to data from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, total crime in the county has been on a downward trend since 2020. According to the sheriffs office, a Leland physician received a call from Sgt. A Glynn County man died Sunday of gunshot wounds suffered July 25 in a shooting in the Dock Junction community, and charges against the man po, A young man threatened folks with a broomstick Thursday afternoon outside of the Oglethorpe Plaza Efficiencies at 2552 U.S. Highway 341, event, Police seized thousands of dollars in stolen goods Wednesday at a residence in central Glynn County and arrested a couple they say are respons, A 20-year-old Glynn County man has been arrested in a shooting in the Dock Junction community Wednesday night that left a another man in criti, A Kingsland man shot and wounded a woman inside a home in the 100 block of Woobridge Road before shooting himself to death with the gun, accor, A Glynn County woman will no doubt be more selective in the future about the company she keeps, having unwittingly found herself driving the g, One of St. Simons Islands most beloved and, perhaps, most berated forms of transportation was the target recently of a troublesome crime , Editor's note: Carter Thrower completed a Pretrial Diversion Agreement and the charges against him were dismissed by order of the Court on Dec, KINGSLAND A man wanted on armed robbery charges in Jacksonville was arrested Monday by Camden County Sheriffs deputies after leading author, A 12-year-old Brunswick boy shot another boy in the head with a BB gun Monday afternoon in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,, The escalating legal troubles of a suspended Glynn County Police officer imploded with lethal consequences Thursday night, ending with Lt. Rob, The Kingsland Police officer who shot a man dead on the night of June 20 during a struggle following an encounter at an intersection in the ci, Police accuse a St. Simons Island man and woman of operating a significant methamphetamine business, which ended early Sunday when a county na, Kingsland Police arrested a woman Monday and charged her with manslaughter and second degree cruelty to a child, stemming from an incident las, Dozens of folks no doubt woke up with thunderous hangovers in the Glynn County Detention Center over the weekend, all of them arrested during , A flat tire was followed by an armed robbery Saturday afternoon for a Darien man who was forced at gunpoint to hand over $2,700 cash along the, Glynn Countys State Court Public Defender was arrested and charged with DUI after midnight Friday on St. Simons Island, his second arrest thi, Two Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Instructors allegedly picked a fight with a group of bikers June 14 at Toucans Ale House, resulti. It also weighed about five pounds. Public Information Reports for February 15 Click on Report to View: 911 CFS Report February 15 Booking Report The Assistant U.S. Attorney would later say in a court hearing that Griffin was informed agents were investigating him, he was given an opportunity to cooperate. Published: Mar. Rogers later contacted the sheriffs office to say Smith had made threats against Sgt. Contact Us: We want to hear from you! Apply Now: Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Businesses due to Hurricane Ian Click link COVID-19 INFORMATION ON VACCINES AND LATEST NEWSHOW TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE >> Information about opioids and treatment resources is available at https://www.brunswickcou Request for Proposals: Brunswick County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council FY 2023-2024 >>Click Here to Download Full Request for Proposal<< , Request for Proposals (Readvertised): Brunswick County Treatment Court Transportation Services >>Click Here to Download Full Request for Proposal<< Brunswick County, Request for Proposals: Brunswick County Treatment Court Drug Screening Supplies >>Click Here to Download Full Request for Proposal<< Brunswick County, DOWNLOAD REQUEST HERE-PDF BRUNSWICK County Anticipated Annual Allocation: 57,541 Date Advertised: 4/28/22 The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council having, Request for Proposals: NCDPS Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Continuation Funding FY 2022-23 >>Download Request for Proposals Form (PDF) BRUNSWICK, September 10 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Executive Committee Meeting PUBLIC NOTICE The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will have an Executive, Brunswick County government offices are closed Thursday, Friday, and Monday to observe Christmas. We're your neighbors. A different cooperating informant for the sheriffs office, Cortland Rogers, shared a jail cell with Smith for a day. Bolivia, NC 28422, Visitors Residents Business Departments Locations Careers News Events, Current Employees Ebook Download Privacy Policy. I dont pretend that it doesnt exist. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. category_id: null, When you see news happening, report it! Griffin then approached Davis in anger, he recalled. Smart had been hired by a trucking company in South Carolina and was scheduled for orientation to start driving the truck, but would never make it to that orientation. Many of the detectives possess expertise in various fields of work, and are such assigned cases according to each ones expertise. Sheriff Roberts says at least four corrections officers were arrested this year alone for bringing drugs to the jail. Best practice is to hang up and contact law enforcement. Among the 26 people who were convicted, was Nicholas Shamar Griffin who described himself as the highest-ranking member of the Bloods street gang in the county. WWAY reported on the missing mans unsolved case as part of Hannah Patricks #Unsolved series that aired in May of 2018. The people featured on this site may not have The caller advises the victim they have failed to respond to a jury summons and must pay a fee. Griffin told investigators the cocaine belonged to him and Hester was his fall guy. Despite the discovery of the cocaine, Griffin thereafter remained a player in the Brunswick County drug scene. That was the last place he was ever seen. Published: Aug. 19, 2021 at 8:34 AM PDT | Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 11:23 AM PDT. Quinton Demarr Richburg, 24, of He was a significant cocaine and crack cocaine trafficker, who was also willing to use violence. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph.. A few clouds from time to time. A Michigan man was arrested Thursday for his involvement in a Sept. 16 hit-and-run crash that left a Brunswick teenager dead. (And as Your Honor knows, a Assistant U.S. Attorney would later say during Griffins July 2020 sentencing hearing, Bloods memberships and cell phones in prisons are one of the most dangerous combinations that weve seen in this district.). Operation Hell Swamp, the joint investigation, has yielded 26 convictions since the first indictments in 2017, including 29 years of prison time for Nicholas Shamar Griffin, the self-described top-ranking Bloods member in Brunswick County. Smart lived in the 200 block of South Shore Drive in Boiling Spring Lakes. A downtown Brunswick business owner was stabbed Monday outside his business with a shard of glass and was airlifted to Jacksonville for medical treatment, Brunswick Police got three arrests for the long-term effort of one Thursday when the apprehended a man who had eluded them since June. This unit is on call and available to respond 24/7. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriffs Office. The vehicle made several brief stops consistent with drug activity, leading sheriffs deputies to pull the car over in Calabash. Apply Now: Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Businesses due to Hurricane Ian Click link COVID-19 INFORMATION ON VACCINES AND LATEST NEWSHOW TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE >> Information about opioids and treatment resources is available at https://www.brunswickcou Brunswick County Board of Commissioners holds regular meeting Monday, March 6 Media Inquiries: Media are requested to contact Brunswick County, RFP - Lawn Maintenance Services (Parks and Rec) - clean proposed final, [caption id="attachment_79245" align="alignnone" width="232"] Come on in and try are Chili Cheese all Beef Hotdog! The Crime Scene Unit consists of three (3) crime scene technicians. These investigations are assigned to a detective who specializes in white collar crimes and also trained in cyber-crimes. Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Dr NE. George West, who told him he had missed a court date as an expert A Brunswick man was arrested Monday after an hours-long 'disturbance' on Bath Road. Throughout the investigation, ATF agents and sheriffs deputies made use of confidential informants and undercover operations. It has been corrected. By LARRY HOBBS It was a drone. Markeith Minor, a confidential informant in Operation Hell Swamp, began informing for ATF one month after he was convicted of a drug-related felony in Jan. 2017, according to trial transcripts. Four were arrested and over 1,300 grams of methamphetamines were seized in an investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office with help from the To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Theyre just a bunch of pussies.. But for them to say that for three years I participated in criminal conduct and I was a big gang banger Im from Brunswick County, Griffin said in court. Using state-of-the-art video and still photography equipment, team member record details of a scene for future investigation analysis and preparation for court review. 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