Griffin would later tell investigators he was kicked out of the gang for committing that transgression, but also that he was the highest-ranking Blood member in Brunswick County. He was also caught with a cell phone while in prison. gjackson@thebrunswicknews.com, By LARRY HOBBS and TERRY DICKSON Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Dr NE. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. Griffin was sentenced to more than 29 years imprisonment, according to a news release. WebWelcome to Brunswick County! All rights reserved. There they found Reginald Davis, who was being transported to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound in his back, apparently from bird shot. 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. Three defendants still await sentencing. All Rights Reserved. But for them to say that for three years I participated in criminal conduct and I was a big gang banger Im from Brunswick County, Griffin said in court. During that prior sentence, he attempted to start his own set within the Bloods, a four-member group called Mayhem, according to court records. The results of the investigation were announced Thursday afternoon by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Todays gangs arent shit, Davis said in Griffins presence, according to court records. Fair warning to the hooligans who decided to vandalize the Boys and Girls Club there is now a $500 bounty out for you. Following Griffins November 2018 arrest, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base. (The US average is 22.7) Brunswick County property crime is 28.6. Threat found written on desk at Risley Middle School, One woman was killed and another is recovering in a Jacksonville hospital, both victims of gunshots in separate incidents occurring in the Gol, A 32-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest late Saturday night at Camellia Apartments, 5800 Altama Ave., prompting paramedics t, A 33-year-old Brunswick woman died Thursday night as the result of a gunshot wound to the head that was suffered at Glynnvilla Apartments, 120, A backseat passenger in a car that was stopped Saturday for speeding in Camden County was not Christopher Williams, as he originally told sher, When local law enforcement officers make a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Glynn County, suddenly the police beat expands exponentially to in, Police continue to seek information in the Dec. 8 shooting death of a Chicago man inside the home at 873 Old Jesup Road. Smart lived in the 200 block of South Shore Drive in Boiling Spring Lakes. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Public Information Reports for February 21 Click on Report to View: 911 CFS Report February 21 Booking Report February 21 Incident Report February 21 Current Number of Inmates Housed in the Brunswick County Detention Facility: 260 (12 booked in, 6 released) Number of Calls for Service to the Brunswick County Read More More We're the most trusted source for way more local news. Deputies found it. Many of those arrested in Operation Hell Swamp faced charges relating to the possession or distribution of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of grams of cocaine or crack. Operation Hell Swamp, the joint investigation, has yielded 26 convictions since the first indictments in 2017, including 29 years of prison time for Nicholas Shamar Griffin, the self-described top-ranking Bloods member in Brunswick County. Brunswick Police got three arrests for the long-term effort of one Thursday when the apprehended a man who had eluded them since June. 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 Superior Court Judge R. Roupe signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against several properties on Carlon Road in Longwood, an Brunswick County Government. All of the detectives in the Criminal Investigative Unit work closely with our District Attorneys Office and victims throughout the judicial process. Smith was arrested nine months later in March 2018. The Brunswick County Sheriffs Office responded to a shooting in Longwood, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2018. Then they purchased more. 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. Download the free 8News and StormTracker 8 mobile apps! 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. mhall@thebrunswicknews.com, By TAYLOR COOPER To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Local and federal officials held a press conference last week to announce the 26 total convictions after a five-year federal law enforcement presence in the county designed to tackle criminal trade networks. 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