gjackson@thebrunswicknews.com, By LARRY HOBBS and TERRY DICKSON 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. Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Dr NE. He rode with his cousin Hester and another man. Shortly after police publicly identified him as the suspect wanted in a random assault over the weekend that left a St. Simons Island man hosp, A St. Simons Island man remained in a Savannah hospital Tuesday, recovering from a brain injury inflicted early Sunday by a punch in the face , A Brunswick attorney who was arrested July 30 for allegedly assaulting his wife is back in jail, this time charged with allegedly stalking the, The Georgia State Patrol is seeking any information it can about who struck and killed a Brunswick teenager early Saturday morning with their . If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Kings Way Officer Justin Floyd made a traffic stop on Retreat Avenue at Kings Way on St. Simons Island Thursday. Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Dr NE. Plentiful sunshine. detail_page_enabled: true, A different cooperating informant for the sheriffs office, Cortland Rogers, shared a jail cell with Smith for a day. Updated: Sep 16, 2021 / 09:10 AM EDT. Others trafficked in heroin and cannabis, and nine individuals received firearms charges. When you see news happening, report it! THIS IS A SCAMThe Sheriffs Office will never call demanding money or threaten arrest. 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. During trial, Simpson told defense attorney Geoffrey Hosford cocaine was more expensive than heroin in 2017 southeastern N.C., depending on who it was purchased from. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", During the summer of 2017, Minor facilitated meetings between Smith who authorities call a violent, high-level member of the Bloods street gang and the investigators. He says just before 6 a.m. yesterday morning, a school bus driver made their first stop at Brunswick Academy. As Davis took cover behind a vehicle, he realized he had been shot. They [the bus driver] saw these green blinking lights coming in at a distance and something coming to the ground. Two years ago, Bryan Lee ODaniels was arrested for the murder of Timothy Smart, who disappeared in July of 1995. Mobile App | Weather App | WWAYTV3 Email Sign Up, We're everywhere you need us to be. That was the last place he was ever seen. While deputies detained Daniels, Griffins cousin Hester dropped a bag containing two ounces of cocaine (56 grams) behind the rear tire. These investigations are assigned to a detective who specializes in white collar crimes and also trained in cyber-crimes. 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. What are the two bright lights in the night sky? Todays gangs arent shit, Davis said in Griffins presence, according to court records. Operation Hell Swamp targeted Brunswick County gang members, drug traffickers, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), Convicted at trial of distribution of cocaine, marijuana, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of marijuana, Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and a quantity of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, Sentence: time served, then six months imprisonment for violation of supervised release, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); distribution of a quantity of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base; distribute of a quantity of cocaine base, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a felon, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to distribution of a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and a quantity of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack), Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine; distribution of a quantity of heroin, cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 2 dead, 1 deputy injured in Harnett County chase, crash, officials say; chase suspect on the run, Frying Pan Tower hosts fundraiser for all-inclusive paid weekend getaway, Wilmington leaders discuss affordable housing during public forum. Agents with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office Drug Enforcement Unit have arrested two on drug and weapons charges. Download the WWAY News and StormTrack 3 Weather Apps on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. While he was in his patrol , Freedom was short-lived for an inmate who escaped from a state prison work detail Tuesday afternoon at Greenwood Cemetery in Brunswick, Georgi, With just two weeks remaining on a state prison sentence for violation of probation, Paul Whibbey escaped from a prisoner work detail Tuesday , The 58-year-old man who police found dead Sunday at 125 Simon Dr. in the Arco community allegedly was killed four days earlier by the young ma, Glynn County Police discovered a dead man inside his mobile home Sunday after responding to a welfare check on Simons Drive in the Arco commun. 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. The Glynn County Police Department arrested 21 people in the past two weeks for alleged violent and narcotics Griffin told investigators he was at the September party in question and did argue with Davis, but when he took aim and pulled the trigger, the gun failed to fire. There they found Reginald Davis, who was being transported to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound in his back, apparently from bird shot. WebThese investigations are assigned to a detective who specializes in white collar crimes and also trained in cyber-crimes. More than three weeks after a Brunswick couple and their adult grandson were shot dead inside their modest home on Wolfe Street, time may be r, Police say and a man and a woman staying at the Guest Cottages and Suites off of U.S. Highway 341 near Interstate 95 were allegedly dealing in, David Leon Bell had stabbed Erica Williams in the abdomen and cut her across the neck by the time an off-duty Brunswick Police officer opened , The filthy conditions an animal services officer alleges existed last month in a mobile home in northern Glynn County were horrendous, both fo, An off duty Brunswick police officer fatally shot a man Monday night who police say was allegedly in the process of stabbing a woman outside a, An off duty Brunswick Police officer shot a man Monday night after responding to assist with a call of a stabbing in the 2100 block of N Stree. The Brunswick News, By MICHAEL HALL category_id: null, 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 them. The man in the backseat, Michael Daniels, had a warrant out for his arrest. During that prior sentence, he attempted to start his own set within the Bloods, a four-member group called Mayhem, according to court records. virtual: false, This unit covers all county patrol districts and also serves most Brunswick County municipalities as well as federal and state agencies. text: "Promote your event", Griffin was sentenced to 350 months imprisonment. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) DOWNLOAD REQUEST HERE-PDF BRUNSWICK County Anticipated Annual Allocation: 57,541 Date Advertised: 4/28/22 The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council having 02.09.2022 Request for Proposals: NCDPS Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Continuation Funding FY 2022-23 Juvenile BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Over two dozen people have been recently convicted in federal court as part of Operation Hell Swamp, which targeted violent gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in Brunswick County. 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. A downtown Brunswick business owner was stabbed Monday outside his business with a shard of glass and was airlifted to Jacksonville for medical treatment, The Special Victims Unit consists of highly trained investigators who specialize in child exploitation, and child pornography, Crimes against children, and sexual assaults against children and adults. orientation: "portrait", Tri-county anticipating an additional $30M in opioid funds, Downtown Salvation Army building to be demolished, Overnight lane closure on CB Road to last most of March, Southport refunding short-term rental registration fees, Lendire Road burn to continue sporadically, Pender County BOE to swear in new board member. function evvntDiscoveryInit() { 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Working with the administration of that place weve been arrested a lot of staff members for bringing in contraband, a lot, Roberts said. Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Published: Aug. 19, 2021 at 8:34 AM PDT | Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 11:23 AM PDT. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Angela , A spate of shootings since early October that have left four people wounded by gunfire has prompted local law enforcement agencies to offer a , A stray bullet wounded a woman late Monday night outside of apartments in the 1000 block of Wolfe Street, and Brunswick Police are still tryin, An alleged trio of teenage thieves had their auto burglary spree on St. Simons Island cut short earlier this week by Glynn County Police, Sgt., A Glynn County police officer shot and wounded a man Tuesday afternoon outside of a gas station after an attempted traffic stop on U.S. Highwa, A Glynn County Police patrol officer shot a man during an incident at the Exxon gas station on U.S. Highway 17 near exit 29 of Interstate 95 a, A Maryland man allegedly went on a two-county driving rampage in a stolen car during the predawn hours Wednesday, leading a Glynn County polic, Glynn County police found the body of Carl Ethridge Murphy on a couch inside his home at 311 N. Goodbread Road on the afternoon of Oct. 13, bu, Kingsland police are investigating the deaths of two active-duty sailors found in the same home on Spinnaker Circle in Kingsland on two differ, The .25 caliber handgun was not loaded and had no magazine, but that is beside the point for Glynn County School officials trying to figure ou, Glynn County Police said late Tuesday night that they have recovered the remains of Linda Mansfield, the 72-year-old woman who allegedly was s, A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and charged with the triple murder in June of an elderly couple and their adult grandson in their Wolfe, Jesus Manuel Elias was minding his own business Sunday night on the stairs outside of his room at the Motel 6, but his Hispanic ethnicity appa, A cookout at Selden Park near Brunswick was the apparent scene of a shooting Wednesday afternoon that left two men wounded, one with a gunshot, A 49-year-old father was stabbed Sunday night at the Lanier Plaza in Brunswick, where he answered an elderly womans cry for help, according t. BOLIVIA, N.C. Beginning in 2017, the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina partnered with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to investigate and prosecute violent Bloods gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in the } BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) After more than 25 years, a family receives closure after the man who killed their missing loved one pleads guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom. are assigned to a detective based on the geographic area of the county that the crime occurred. In the Eastern District of N.C. the focus was on Bloods gang affiliates who allegedly trafficked in drugs and guns. (910) 763-0979 | newsroom@wwaytv3.com1224 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, NC 28451. He was a significant cocaine and crack cocaine trafficker, who was also willing to use violence. Rogers later contacted the sheriffs office to say Smith had made threats against Sgt. The caller advises the victim they have failed to respond to a jury summons and must pay a fee. WebPolice cracking down on suspected drugs, violent offenders. Brunswick County Government. High 77F. Brunswick County, NC (WWAY) The Town of Oak Island has released the names of the people involved in a deadly crash Tuesday night. Griffin was sentenced to more than 29 years imprisonment, according to a news release. Another high ranking member of the Bloods, Covia Dzell Smith, was convicted of drug trafficking offenses and given 25 years in prison, the release stated. This page is available to subscribers. Sheriff Roberts says theyll look at data on those two cellphones to try and find suspects. Even Griffin, 41, cooperated with the government for a time, according to court records. He benefitted from a reduced sentence for a series of crimes committed many years ago despite the governments opposition due to retroactive changes in drug sentencing laws. The caller is using real names associated with the Sheriffs Office and is using a spoofed phone number that shows up as the Sheriffs Office number. Low 63F. The investigation showed that targets of this operation were moving kilograms of cocaine from the Texas area to the eastern district of North Carolina, said acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker.
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