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Another open investigation has halted one beforehand with Onslow County deputies, as an alleged incident of a man shooting and killing three dogs has yet to be concluded.
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.
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.
A state private investigator has been arrested in Brunswick County on child abduction charges, according to a press release from the Onslow County Sheriff s Office.
On January 11, 2021, deputies received a report that an infant had been taken from the child’s grandmother who lives in Holly Ridge. During the investigation, it was revealed that a couple hired an attorney to help gain custody of the child and the infant had been taken by a woman named Melanie Lynne Keene, an N.C. licensed private investigator hired by the attorney representing the couple.
In the release, deputies say Keene took custody of the child and transported the child to the couple, leaving the child in their care. The investigation also revealed Keene had taken the child under the pretext that an Ex-Parte Hearing for Temporary Emergency Custody would take place January 12.