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IN SUPERIOR COURT Leland Man Gets 7 8 Years In Voluntary Manslaughter Plea BY TKRRY POPE A Lcland man chargcd with the July 14 shooting death of a Wilmington mar was scntcnccd in Brunswick County Superior Court last week to 18 years in prison. In a plea agreement with District Attorney Rex Gore's office, Tony Leon Kelly, 39, of Eldorado Mobile Home Park, pleaded guilty to volun tary manslaughter in exchange for dismissal of a murder charge. Voluntary manslaughter carries a minimum of six years and a maxi mum of 20 years in prison. Dcwayne Abbot Mussclwhitc, 35, of 502 Murrayville koad, died after he was shot twice in the left side with a ,22-caliber revolver while at a ballpark in the Phoenix community north of Lcland. Detectives said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. Judge Joe Freeman Britt ordered that Kelly pay S3 ,508 in funeral ex penses to the victim's family and court costs if given work release or early parole. According to defense testimony, Kelly called for emergency help af ter the shooting and remained at the sccne until Brunswick County sher iff's deputies arrived. Former District 5 Brunswick County Commissioner Grace Beas ley, Kelly's landlord, was called to the stand by defense attorney Wil liam Fairley to offer testimony on Kelly's good character. Gore countered with evidence thai indicated Kelly has twice been convicted of driving while impaired and that he had assaulted a victim in this case other than Mussclwhite. Deputy Randy Robinson reported the victim was found lying at the rear bumper of an automobile and was pronounced dead at the scene. Kelly had driven to the park and ap proached the victim before the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m., Robinson stated. Judge Briu also heard the follow ing cases in Superior Court for the period Jan. 13 through 16: ?Clayton Alan Coston, 18, of Route 1, Lcland, admits probation viola tion; probation revoked; two years in prison; pay any unpaid balance if given early release, work release or parole. ?Horace Leon Gore, 59, of Wood bum Trailer Park, Lcland, admits probation violation; probation re voked; two years in prison, pay any unpaid balance if given early re lease, parole or work release. ?Milton Price, 40, of Route 3, Shallotte, admits probation viola tion; probation revoked; 10 years in prison; pay any unpaid balance if given early release, parole or work release. ?George Ralph Mason, 23, of Route 5, Shallotte, pleaded guilty to taking shellfish from polluted waters at night and received a one-year sen icncc, suspended and placed on one year of supervised probation; fined S2.500; ordered to pay court cost, S75 towing fees and SI 75 attorney fees. ?Gregory D. Hewctt. 32, of Main Street, Shalloltc. probation viola tion; probation revoked, two years in prison. ?Robert Allen Harker, 40, of Shady Grove Trailer Park, Lelan.-l, asked that his sentence on a taking inde cent liberties charge be activated; three years in prison. ?Barry Eugene Haire, 42, of Rcid Road, Indian Trail, pleaded guilty to felonious driving while impaired; two years in prison; recommended treatment for alcohol and drug abuse; ordered to pay court cost and SI 25 attorney fees. ?James C. Tompkins, 21, of Sandy Run Drive, Lcland, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon inflict ing serious injury and injury to per sonal property; counts consolidated; 10 years in prison; ordered to pay court costs, S2.405 to the Depart ment of Crime Control. SI, 009 to Raymond Lee of Route 4, White - villc. and S225 attorney fees. ?Ray Wcibcns Duncan. 32, of NE 35th Street, Long Beach, pleaded guilty to habitual driving while im paired; two years in prison; recom mended for drug and alcohol abuse counseling and treatment; ordered to pay court costs, SI 00 attorney fees if given early release or work release. ?John D. Turiey, 47, Viyriic Beach, S.C., found not guilty by a jury on a charge of possession of cocaine. ?Audic Henry Ganey, of Route 4, Leland, voluntarily remanded a District Court judgment for driving with no operator's license. ?Linda Hill, 36, of N.C. 130 West. Shallottc, admits probation violation; probauon revoked; two years in prison; recommended for DART pro gram, drug and alcohol abuse treat ment offered by State Department of Corrections; work release not recom mended; pay $175 attorney fees if given early parole or release. ?Willie Mack McNeil, 31, of Route 7, Shallottc, pleaded guilty to three counts of breaking and entering and five counts of larceny; 10 years in prison; if given work release or early parole ordered to pay S225 attorney fees and court costs. McNcil was charged with numer ous break-ins at Sea Village, Acme Convenient Mart in Gnssettown and homes on Old Georgetown Road in September. ?Swindell Daniels, 35, of Route 1, Shallotte, pleaded guilty to three counts of breaking and entering, five counts of larceny and three counts of larceny of a firearm; 10 years in prison; if given work release or early parole ordered to pay S225 attorney fees and court costs. Daniels was charged with break ing into homes in Sea Village, on Old Georgetown Road and south of ahaiioue in September. ?William Patrick Jolly, 23, of N. Caswell Avenue, Southport, asked that his sentence be activated on probation violation; three years in prison to run consecutive with any other sentence now serving. ?Oscar Carl Gore Sr., 29, of Route 3, Lcland. asked that his sentence be activated on probation vioiauon; two years in prison. ?Charles Harvey Lee, 21, of 9th Street, Southport, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and felo nious breaking and entering a motor vehicle; 14 years in prison; as a con dition of parole or work release to pay S65 to Debra Kitchen of Southport, SI 95 to Southport Police Department, S25 to Douglas Led gcu, 525 10 Brunswick County Emergency Management and $425 attorney fees. ?Rodney W. Benton, 21, of Win nabow, pleaded guilty to misde meanor breaking and entering and misdemeanor larceny; two years in prison on each count with super vised probation once released from active sentence; if given work re lease or early parole pay court costs and S250 attorney fees. ?Roger Dale Godwin, 34, of Route 1, Clarendon, pleaded no contest to one count of felonious breaking and entering; prayer for judgment given until another session. Godwin was one of three men charged with a string ot break-ins on Sunset Beach in January 1991. I? ? Ml Truck Almost Ends Up In Waccamaw River BY TERRY POPE A pickup truck reported stolen from the Pine Bur Acres subdivision near Calabash Saturday almost end ed up in the waccamaw River. Brunswick County Sheriff's Dep uty Darryl Marlow was dispatched to the N.C. Wildlife boat ramp on N.C. 904 at Pireway to check on a suspicious vehicle. It turned out to be the 1990 Nissan reported stolen hours earlier, Marlow said. A Route 1, Loris, resi dent said his truck was taken from the Pine Bur Acres home sometime between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Marlow found the truck parked at the edge of the river with the engine running at 10:55 p.m. The tires had been flattened and the windows bro ken. It looked like the suspect may iiave attempted to drive liie veiiicie into the river, but the truck struck a pole that kept it from rolling into the water, Marlow reported. In other reports on file at the sher iff's department: ?A van registered to the Leland True Value Hardware store was re covered Friday on a logging road near the Du Pont plant in Leland. It was reported stolen from Whiteville on Jan. 16, Deputy Steve Mason re ported. The driver's door, steering col umn and dash had been damaged. The left rear tire and a stereo were missing. Damage was estimated at 52,500. Store Manager Richard Trexler received a tip on where the the 1989 Plymouth van could be found. Mason reported. ?Five shots were fired into a home on Rock Creek Road at Town Creek Saturday, reported Deputy Richard DuVall. Three shots were fired through a center window and two into a bedroom. ?A Leland couple told detectives that someone forged their signatures on a document to obtain a bank loan from First Union in Wilmington. The loan application was made be tween Oct 22 and Dec. 30. It is un der investigation. CRIME REPORT ?A television and stereo, valued at $900, were stoien from an Ocean Aire Estates home between Nov. 9 and Jan. 17, reported Marlow. ?Someone broke into two units at Security Storage of Leland on Vil lage Road between Jan. 12-17, Ma son reported. The outer doors had been forced open. In two other inci dents at the business, damage was listed at S90 to some doors on Jan. 10 and S290 to doors on Jan. 17. The owners have been contacted to determine if any items are missing from the units. ?A car reported stolen from a Long Beach resident was found in the parking lot of Oak Island Land scaping on Long Beach Road Satur day around 7 a.m. by Deputy Cathy Hamilton. The 1985 Buick was not damaged. ?Someone removed and took a mailbox and post belonging to N.C. Realty and Construction Co. in Le land Sunday, Deputy William Hew ett reported The items were valued at $25. ?Items worth $2,022, including a comforter, clothes, television, mi crowave and jewelry, were stolen from a Navassa Road home Sunday, Heweu reported. Damage was listed at $250 to a side door. ?A Simmons subdivision resident at Winnabow iulu Hcweu Friday that someone drove a pickup truck across his yard while he was gone and destroyed some plants and shrubs. ?A 1936 rifle valued at $225 was stolen from a car parked at the McDonald's restaurant in Leland Saturday, Heweu reported. ?Two pocketbooks were stolen from different cars parked at the Kicking Mule Beverage Bam in Leland Friday, DuVall reported. Jewelry valued at $800 was in one pocketbook while a watch worth $200 and a checkbook were in the other. ?Three boat motors have been re ported stolen. One valued at 52,000 was stolen from at home at Bent Tree Plantation near Ocean Isle Saturday, reported Deputy James Auains. Another motor worth 53,600 was stolen from Jimmy's Marine on Mt. Misery Road in Le land, Hcwett reported. A third val ued at 51.457 was taken from a home on Caison Loop Road in Leland, Mason reported. ?Tools, canned food and pistol am munition, all worth S235, were stolen from a Brooks Drive home near Seaside between Jan. 15 and 18, Adams reported. Damage to a door was 5300. HYandals prinrl open a drink ma chine at Godwin Concrete on Ploof Road in Leland and look about S5 in change, DuVall reported. ?Residents returned to their N.C. 133 home near Southport Saturday to find the front door open and Ihcir television, video recorder, depth finder and fishing gear stacked on the living room couch. Deputy Becky McDonald reported. The burglars may have been chased from the home when the res idents arrived around 9:45 p.m. ?Eleven cases of beer worth S280 and three cases of cigarettes worth S60 were stolen during a break-in at Henry's Service Center at Winna bow Sunday, reported Sgt. Gene Browning. Suspects had kicked in a rear door to gain entry. 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