The funeral for former Cumberland County Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Massey Hill Baptist Church, 1027 Southern Ave., in the Massey Hill community, …
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Fayetteville police ID 3 killed in hotel parking lot shooting
The Fayetteville Police Department has identified the three people who died after a shooting Saturday night in the parking lot of the Baymont Ramada on Owen Drive. Three other people injured in …
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3 dead, 2 others injured in shooting at Fayetteville hotel parking lot
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a shooting Saturday night in a hotel parking lot that left three people dead and two others injured. Officers responded to a reported shooting …
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Teacher at E. Melvin Honeycutt faces drug charges
A first-grade teacher at E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School is one of two people facing trafficking and other drug charges, the Fayetteville Police Department said. Antonisha Chambers, 34, and Bradford Gordon, 29, both of the 2500 block of Cumberland Creek Drive, are accused of trafficking methamphetamine, the Police Department said in a release.
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Fayetteville woman now faces murder charge in vehicle crash
The Fayetteville Police Department has upgraded charges against the driver in a March 5 traffic fatality on Pamalee Drive. Jalea McMillian, 19, of the 1900 block of King George Drive, was previously charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. That charge has been upgraded to second-degree murder, the Police Department said Friday.
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Former Cape Fear High School teacher charged with more than 50 crimes against children
A former Cape Fear High School teacher was arrested Friday on more than 50 child sex crimes, including 26 involving a student, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. William Landon Smith, 31, of Wade, was arrested on 29 warrants with a total of 56 charges, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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Man faces charges related to child pornography
A Spring Lake man has been arrested on multiple charges related to child pornography, the Fayetteville Police Department said. Michael Shannon Amos II, 22, of the 3300 block of Huntingbay Road, was arrested March 11 by detectives with the Police Department’s Cyber Crime Unit.
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Animal Services to host vaccination clinic Wednesday
Cumberland County Animal Services will host a drive-thru vaccination clinic Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. Animal Services hopes to vaccinate 450 pets through this event, Director Elaine Smith said in …
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2 charged in 2021 shooting death in restaurant parking lot
Two people have been arrested in the February 2021 shooting death of a man in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant on Skibo Road. Andrew Seidel, 32, and Marcus Small, 32, are charged in the death of Bryan Love, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
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Fayetteville man arrested after woman shot in domestic dispute
A Fayetteville man has been charged with attempted murder and assault after a woman was shot in a domestic dispute, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. Anthony Lamont McDaniel, 41, was arrested Thursday night by detectives with the Major Crimes Unit.
