GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
Leland Man Faces Life In
Prison For Marijuana Busts
A 39-year-old Lcland man could
receive a maximum sentence of life
in prison after being indicted Mon
day as a habitual felon for allegedly
possessing a quarter ounce of mari
juana after three previous drug con
victions.
The first of three indictments
against Ronald Ray Self of Lanvale
Road accuses him of possession
with intent to sell and deliver a
small amount of marijuana on Nov
18.
In a second indictment. Self is
charged as a habiiua! felon who was
convicted of marijuana possession
twice in 1991 and once in 1985.
Those offenses occurred in New
Hanover and Pender counties.
Under the habitual felon statute, a
defendant can be found guilty if he
is more than 18 years old at the time
of the offenses and commits each
new crime after the previous felony
conviction.
If convicted as a habitual felon.
Self could be sentenced to life in
prison. The presumptive sentence
for such "class C" felonies is 15
years.
A third indictment charges Self
with "feloniously" povsessing drug
paraphernalia, including "smoking
pipes, scales and rolling papers."
In other indictments handed down
b> a Brunswick County grand jury
in Bolivia Monday:
? Arthur Louis Immcn. 66, of
Arthur Street. Supply, is accuscd of
two counts of taking indecent liber
lies with j child The offenses are al
leged to have occurred on or about
July 15 and July 30.
? Frank Ixwis Wilson Jr., 37, of
Bridgeville. Pa., is charged with tak
ing indecent liberties with a child.
He was recenth convicted in district
court on a chargc of "secret peep
ing" into a home in Sunset Beach.
? Amanda Ka\ Edmisten. 2N. of
Rebel Road, Shallottc. is charged
with two counts each of breaking or
entering and larceny. She is accuscd
of breaking into a home on Spruce
Street. Shallotte. Nov. 14 and steal
ing jewelry, clothing, knives and
bullets valued at S\.(VMl One week
earlier. hdmisten is accused of
breaking into the same house and
stealing a videocasscttc recorder and
a knife estimated to be worth a total
of S3 15.
? Billy Joe Smith, 26, of Route 9,
Shallottc. is charged with felony lar
ceny in the Oct. 1 theft of a 22 cal
ibcr magnum revolver from another
man.
Si Rubcrt Ernest C'ribb, 32. of
Long Beach Road, Southport. is ac
cused of felony larceny for allegedly
stealing a leather purse containing
$7,3lM) cash and several credit cards
last June 11 in Boiling Spring l.akes
? Victor Lamar Simmons, 21, of
Route 1, Winnabow, is charged w ith
one count each of breaking or enter
ing and larceny. He is accused of
breaking into a home on Cactus
Road, Boiling Spring I-akes and
Thieves Dig Church's Shrubs
Is nothing sacred?
Calabash Presbyterian Church had more than 30 dwarf nandina bush
es valued at about $500 stolen from the church grounds in separate inci
dents over the past few days.
Sometime during the evening of Nov. 22 or the morning of Nov. 23,
thieves removed 25 of the shrubs from a circle in front of the church at
8830 Old Georgetown Road. On Monday morning, eight more plants
were discovered missing, said church member A1 Granzow.
"It's not just vandalism, it's a professional job," Granzow said. "They
were carefully dug up and removed."
The incident is under investigation by the Brunswick County She
riff's Department.
Granzow said anyone who has information about the incident or who
has been approached to buy that type of shrub "at a good price" should
call the sheriff's department at 253-4321.
stealing S3, 155 worth of property
June 12.
? Howard Anthony Adams, 43,
of Bayside Lane, Southport, is
charged with one count each of
breaking or entering, larceny and
forging an endorsement. He is ac
cused of illegally entering a con
struction company office on River
Road in Southport and stealing 11
blank checks, a telephone answering
machine and assorted coins worth a
total of S225. He is also accused of
forging a signature on a check. Both
incidents allegedly occurred Oct. 21.
? Rodney Keith McCoy, 23. of
Route 2, Bolivia is charged with first
degree burglary for allegedly break
ing into a dwelling at Hankins
Mobile Home Park in Bolivia on the
night of Sept 30.
? Bryan Michael Cross. 17. of
Wilmington is accused of stealing a
dog Oct 22.
? Tcrri Sharon Bailey. 2^. of
Navassa Road. Iceland, is charged
with one count each of forgery and
uttering and one count of forged en
dorsement. She is accused of placing
a false signature on a check and
cashing it at a Leland grocery store
last July 11.
? David Leroy Moore, 22, of
Lord Street. Southport, faces
charges of possession with intent to
sell and deliver cocaine and obtain
ing property under false pretenses.
He is accused of taking $40 from
another man for the purchase of a
rock of crack cocaine and then not
returning the money or the drug. He
is also charged with having .1 gram
of the drug in his possession.
? William Alfred Davis Jr., 23. of
Leonard Street. Southport, is
charged with one count each of pos
session with intent to sell and deliv
er .2 gram of cocaine and selling the
drug
? Walter Junior Washington, 36,
of Caswell Street, Southport, is ac
cused of one count each of posses
sion with intent to sell and deliver .2
gram of cocaine and with selling the
drug on March 24.
? David Leon Floyd. 27. of West
11th Street, Southport. is charged
with one count each of possession
with intent to sell and deliver .3
gram of cocaine and with selling the
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? George Steven Rhodes, 47, of
Route 1, Bolivia is accused of co
caine possession.
? Carolyn Sarvis Medlin, 47, of
N.C. 211, Southport, is charged with
maintaining a place for keeping and
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? Barbara Venessa Bryant, 35, of
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