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The jury acquitted Michael Owen Jr. of all four charges, including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and misconduct in office. It took the jury less than two hours of deliberations to deliver the not guilty verdict.
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The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office says Sgt. Russell Jones died after suffering a medical emergency on Wednesday at the jail.
Read More →ABC News was reporting at presstime that 3 people were killed in the attack, not counting the suspect.
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Officials did not immediately announce a cause of death, but Undersheriff Michael Brockett said no foul play is suspected.
Read More →The plan would add more deputy patrols on Friday and Saturday nights and someone in the real-time intelligence center to monitor the area. The proposal doesn't call for new hires but coverage would be part of secondary assignments.
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“One nice thing about it is we can drive it across the ice. If there’s an ice floe, we can fall through and then drive back up on the ice and rescue people,” Sheriff Stephen Levorchick said.
Read More →Some people on social media immediately criticized the deputy, but an expert whose company imports police dogs and trains their handlers said he acted appropriately.
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The week after the shooting, the council approved a motion to look at proposals for installing bullet-resistant glass in all sheriff’s office vehicles.
Read More →"(Deputy) Brent (Brown) stood his ground. He did his duty, and he what he did today is what law enforcement expects out of all of our officers, and he did it well," said Sheriff Bill Waybourn.
Read More →The grant, awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety via funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is expected to support continuous enforcement and educational driving courses.
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