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Britt: I would seek death penalty against McLellan

LUMBERTON — District Attorney Johnson Britt will not try the man accused of the kidnap, rape and murder of 13-year-old Hania Aguilar, but he has some advice for the man who will replace him. “… [...]
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Dogs kill woman, injure 2

MARIETTA — An elderly woman was killed and two children badly injured Monday when they were attacked by four dogs, according to Sheriff Burnis Wilkins. Wilkins said deputies were called to the home on the [...]
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Petition supports Chavis in fight with county

LUMBERTON — Members of the We the People movement have risen up in an effort to keep their “voice” present at Robeson County Board of Commissioners meetings. A petition asking for the dismissal of the [...]
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Accused killer has violent past

LUMBERTON — The man accused of kidnapping, raping and then murdering Hania Aguilar once spent almost a decade in prison for a violent crime and was released earlier this year from prison for another crime. [...]
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County trying to ban We the People frontman from meetings

LUMBERTON — Robeson County’s government has taken out a temporary restraining order on Gerome Chavis, the face of the local We the People movement, which would prevent him from attending meetings of the Robeson County [...]