May 13 On the morning of Wednesday, May 5, Jacksonville resident Jim Dietrich was at home with his 6-year-old son when his son decided to walk outside into the backyard to play.
A few moments later, Dietrich said he heard gunshots coming from his next-door neighbor s house, one of which he says went through his privacy fence into his backyard. He quickly got his son into the house and called 9-1-1.
Deputies with the Onslow County Sheriff s Office arrived on the scene, located at 193 Liberty Park Road, and after an initial investigation, deputies arrested Dietrich s neighbor.
Brandon Allan Harris, 34, was charged with one count of discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, and misdemeanor injury to personal property. Deputies say he was placed under a $1,000 bond and his next court date is scheduled for July 14 in Onslow County District Court.
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A former Camp Lejeune military police officer was sentenced last week after having his offenses consolidated.
Jairo Palacio will spend a minimum of 192 months and a maximum of 291 months in the North Carolina Department of Correction.
Palacio was found guilty of statutory rape of a child, incest and two counts of indecent liberties with a minor on March 5, 2021 in Onslow Superior Court.
According to a release from Onslow County District Attorney Ernie Lee, the State’s evidence showed that in the spring of 2018 the victim, who was 15 years of age and her family came to the United States from Spain. They resided with the defendant, age 42 years of age, and his family. The defendant is related to the victim by marriage. In July 2018, the defendant made a series of sexual advances toward the victim eventually kissing and touching her inappropriately. On a day the defendant was leaving for the country of Colombia, he pinned the victim down in his garage and enga