A Roanoke Rapids man was jailed this morning after fleeing when a Halifax County Sheriff’s Office deputy came to West Fifth Street to assist the state Department of Adult Correction serve felony probation violation warrants to him.
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department is hosting its annual Fire Safety Fair on August 22 at the Kirkwood Adams Community Center on Hamilton Street.
Trevonta Lynch, 34, of Garysburg and a convicted felon and armed career criminal, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a traffic stop in which he reached for a firearm in front of law enforcement.
Three Raleigh men, including one currently on federal probation, face trafficking charges following a traffic stop by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office and the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force Monday night on Interstate 95.
The attorney representing Omar Ponton, a Roanoke Rapids man who has pleaded guilty to federal fentanyl distribution, filed a motion to part ways with his client.
