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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Tarboro Police charge driver for hit-and-run involving teenager on a bicycle
TARBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — On April 19, the Tarboro Police Department responded to a report of a hit-and-run involving a driver colliding with a teenager on a bicycle on Albemarle Avenue. The car fled the scene before police arrived at the scene. The teenager was evaluated by EMS on scene as a precaution and was found to have no injuries. Investigators have identified and located the driver as Benjamin Skaggs of Nashville, NC. Skaggs has been charged with: N.C.G.S. 20-166(c) – Hit and Run with Property Damage N.C.G.S. 14-160 – Injury to Personal Property N.C.G.S. 20-140(b) – Careless and Reckless Driving Skaggs will appear in front of Edgecombe County District Court on August, 18. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Armed drug trafficker in Tarboro sentenced to more than five years in prison
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — On Friday, Apr. 11, 2025, a man in Rocky Mount was sentenced to 68 months in prison for possession of a firearm to further drug trafficking and distribution of fentanyl. Nedall Alwan, 30, pled guilty to the charges on January 14, 2025. Court documents say that in March 2023, the Tarboro Police Department and Edgecomb Sheriff's Office received information that Alwan, who was operating a vape and tobacco store in Tarboro, was selling narcotics. Officers made three controlled purchases of 'Perc 30' pills from Alwan between Mar. 8 and Apr. 5, 2023. On Apr. 6, 2023, officers searched Alwan's vape and tobacco business and found 290 'M-30' pills that contained 30 grams of fentanyl, a 9mm rifle, and $9,533.00 in U.S. currency. A 9mm handgun was also found in Alwan's car, and additional U.S. currency was found at his home. Daniel P. Bubar, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Enforcement, Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, and the Tarboro and Rocky Mount Police Departments investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Severo prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
