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Cary Man Admits Guarding marijuana In 1 983 Incident BY TERRY POPE A Gary man admitted in Bruns wick County Superior Court Mon day that ho was paid $500 a day in 19X3 to guard a mobile homo near Ocean Isle Beach loaded with more than 10,000 pounds of mari juana. Kenneth Lansing Peacock, 32, pleaded guilty to felonious perjury Monday and was fined $5,000 by Judge Giles R. Clark. Perjury carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison, but no jail term was imposed was part of his sentence. He was accused by SB1 agents of Iving to an investigative grand jury on July 31, 1989 about his involve ment in the case that resulted in the prosecution of its major dealers. He was indicted on perjury charges last month by a Brunswick County grand jury. Peacock was in college when lie was recruited by Bailey Owen Coo per of Charlotte to guard the trailer. Defense attorney Robert W. Myrick of Durham said Monday that Pea cock did not have a lawyer present when he told the grand jury he was no! involved in the drug operation. "If he had stopped to get a little advice." said Myrick, "he wouldn't have made that fatal statement." Pcacock is now general sales manager of a Toyota dealership in Durham. He and his wife also own a chain of weight loss clinics in the Cary area. Peacock said he hopes to obtain his own car dealership if hav ing a felony on his record doesn't stand in the way. "I apologize to the state for the money spent on my behalf," said Peacock. "I'm willing to face the consequences." Myrick asked Judge Clark to is sue a prayer for judgment postpon ing a felony from appearing on Pea cock's record and to order commu nity service work. However, Assistant District At torney Thomas Hicks said that it was time to impose a sentence. "I do not see where it will serve any purpose to prolong the matter," added Judge Clark. "It would be best to put it to rest and do the best we can under the circumstances." Peacock said he had been ques tioned about the incident many times since ll>83 and had lied to SBl Agent Fred McKinney about his in volvement. After lying to the grand jury in 198'), he told Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) offi cers the truth six months later. I fe It I had a small role in it and that it would go away," said Pea cock. He had been friends with Cooper since 1979. Part of his reward for guarding the trailer was to keep the marijuana swept up from the floor. He said he carried the drug, about a pound of marijuana, to Raleigh and gave some to a friend. But Peacock had already deter mined "this was not his way of life," said Myrick, and began making an honest living before agents started questioning him. On May 16, 1983, federal, state, county and Ocean Isle Beach en forcement officers raided the mobile home at Lake wood Estates near Ocean Isle Beach. Inside was more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated retail value of SI .1 million. The marijuana is believed to have been stored there while en route to distribution points at more northerly counties in North Carolina. Nine people were indicted in the case. All were later prosecuted, . with penalties ranging from S250,(MX! fines, suspended sentences to 35 year active prison terms. Susan Chapman, who works for a Raleigh mitigation firm, prepared a report lor the court that character ized Peacock as a good worker who decided he did not want to be in volved with drugs."Hc had worked very hard to get where he was," said Ms. Chapman. "He was scared he was going to lose everything." Deputies Recover Property Bn.mswirk County sheriff's de puties recovered S28.603.91 in prop erty during March, according to the department's monthly report. Officers answered 1,250 calls, in cluding 173 domestic calls, and made 506 investigations. They also made 22 arrests as prosecuting wit ness and served 710 civil papers, one juvenile petition, 3 1 1 local war rants, 55 foreign warrants and eight menial and inebriate papers. Deputies also found five doors or windows opened and summoned 2X6 witnesses. They logged 1 18,987 miles on 7,954 gallons of fuel and look 27 trips out of the county. The transport van logged 2,206 miles. One fire was discovered, and offi cers spent 36 hours in court on duly and 20 hours in court off duty. Also, 34 crime prevention meetings were held. Flimflam Reported In Supply Two men driving a white and blue pickup truck stole S250 from a Supply resident Saturday. i"hc men arc operating a flimflam operation, said Brunswick County Sheriffs Detective Gene Allen Caison. Anyone approachcd by the men should call the sheriffs department immediately, he said. 'They arc fast talkers," said Caison. "As they are talking, they're working their way into the home." Detectives arc looking for a white over blue Ford pickup truck and two white, clean-shaven males. They ap proach the victim with a false claim that the home may qualify for free repairs through legislation aimed at helping elderly and handicapped res idents. As one man begins taking mea surements around the home, the other claims he has to return to the truck for paperwork. Instead, he goes into the home to look for money or goods. A Supply resident became suspi cious and ran the men away from their home on Saturday, said Caison. Persons should try to get a license tag number and report suspicious persons to Del. Caison, 253-4321. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Navassa will hold a Public Hearing on its 1992 CDBG CR-Application on May 5, 1992. This ap plication proposes the following activities: Target Area activities follow: rehabilitate 15 homes in cluding waste water treatment improvements at a cost of $325,000 ($315,000 CDBG funds and $10,000 Town funds); planning $3,500 (100% CDBG) and ad ministration at a cost of $65,646 (100% CDBG funds). Local Option activities follow: rehabilitate 2 houses ($26,067); and project administration ($5,723). Local Option is 100 % CDBG funding. Total Project Cost: = $425,936; Total CDBG Cost=$41 5,936; CDBG/Total Cost Percent=98%. Location of the Project: Town of Navassa, North Carolina, 15 approximate acre tract of land containing 9 houses located on the north side of Broadway Street near its intersection with Main Street, including one house on the south side of Broadway Street; ap proximate 10 acre tract of land containing 3 houses located west of the intersection of Broadway Street and its intersection with Main Street, and approximate 3 acre tract of land containinn 3 hoiKP? loratprl on the west side of Main Street. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to discuss the Town's Application to obtain citizen input. The May 5, 1992 Public Hearing will be held in the Town's Municipal Building at 7:30 PM. Written comments re ceived by Mayor Louis Brown, General Delivery, Navassa, North Carolina 28404, before 5:00 PM the date of the Public Hearing will be considered. Louis Brown, Mayor, Town of Navassa Robbery Reported Near Chappell Loop Road BY TKRRY POPE A Town Creek man was injured Saturday af ter two men beat him in the face with a drill and robbed him of S2. The victim told Brunswick County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Mason that he met the suspects on Cedar Hill Road around 12:40 a.m. and then drove them to the Chappcll Loop Road commu nity near Bclvillc. One suspect hit him in the head with a drill and chased him from the vehicle. Mason report ed. The suspects followed him to a ditch in front of Standard Trucking Co. After wTcstling in the ditch, one suspect placed a knife to the victim's throat and took his wallet. Mason stated. The victim was taken by ambulance to New Hanover Rcgiona! Medical Ceiitci m Wilmington for treatment. In other reports on file at the sheriff's depart ment: ?A car left parked along U.S. 74-76 near L .eland was found destroyed by fire last Wednesday, April 15, Deputy Wendell Bennett reported. The Wilmington owner said the 1986 Plymouth ran out of gas. It was found about 1.4 miles west of Sandy Creek burned. ?Damage was listed at S250 to a student's car parked at North Brunswick High School April 16, Deputy William Hcwetl reported. Someone let the air out of the tires and stole a S79 stereo speaker. ?Vandals damaged a summer home off of N.C. 130 cast of Shallotte, Deputy Richard Long II reported. The windows were broken, a bottle had been thrown through the from door and a screen ripped from the porch. ?A Winnabow man had the hood of his car dented while parked outside the Half Time Sports Bar and Deli in Lcland Saturday, Mason reported. Damage was listed at $500. ?A billfold was taken from a shopping cart in CRIME REPORT ihc Max way store in Southpoit Saturday after noon, Deputy Cathy Hamilton reported. The theft occurred when a mother took her children to a leslroom and left her pockctbook in the cart. ?Someone broke the rear glass to a car parked at a home on Old Maco Road April 15, causing S500 in damage, reported Mason. ?Damage was listed at $300 to a 1984 BMW parked in the teachers' lot at West Brunswick High School April 14, reported Deputy Darryl Marlow. Some molding had been ripped from a door. ?A car reported stolen in Wilmington April 9 was found abandoned behind the Godwin Concrete Plant off Chappell Loop Road April 14, reported Deputy Pete Moore. A rear window had been broken and the ignition lock damaged on the 1986 Ford Taurus. ?A Sunset Beach man told Deputy Randy Robinson Friday that someone took his gasoline company credit card and forged his name on charges, one for S200. An Amoco representative called the owner to question the charges. ?A vehicle parked at a home on Alligator Road in Ash was hit by a shotgun blast around 1:45 a.m. April 16, reported Deputy Phil Bryant. A vehicle drove by the home with its lights off. Someone shot into the tailgate, tool box and side of the truck. ?A camera and photography supplies worth about MOO were stolen from a car near Winnabow Friiiay, icpuilcd Sgi. Carl Pearson. ?Thieves took a video recorder, radio, tape rcwindcr and SI, 100 in cash from a home in Brunswick Mobile Home Park in Lcland Friday, reported Moore. A rear door had been forced open. ?Someone took SI 00 from the cash register at Skip's Tire Scrvice on Village Road in Lcland Sunday, Hewett reported. ?A woman told Deputy Sharon Carter that someone took her purse from the waiting room at Lcland Veterinary Hospital at Clairmont Pla/a April 15. Inside the purse were S25 in cash and S 60 in food stamps. ?A bicyclc worth $65 and a saw valued at S19() were stolen from a storage shed at a home on Green Loop Road near Lcland Sunday, reported Deputy Richard DuVall. ?A neighbor who saw smoke coming from a garage at Sunset Harbor last Thursday, April 16, alerted the resident inside. Deputy Charles Crockcr reported. A fire is believed to have been set in the middle of the garage, burning a 1986 Oldsmobilc inside. The neighbor and the resi dent put out the fire with a water hose. ?Someone look a surfboard, television and radio from a mobile home off of Seashore Road near Holdcn Beach between November and April 17, Ms. Hamilton reported. Damage was listed at SIOO to a door. Items were worth S725. ?A Ford Mustang found burned April 14 on No. 5 School House Road (S R. 1305), at the rear of Brunswick Plantation, was missing its tires and rims. Long reported. The identification plate was melted, and deputies arc trying to find an owner. ?Someone pried open a front door to a home at Route 3, Shallottc, last Thursday, April 16, and took a television and jewelry worth $625, Bryant reported. ?At Seaside Station someone broke into a home between March 7 and April 16 and left with a S170 lawn niowei aiiu 3300 television after pry ing open a door, Robinson reported. ?Someone pried open a door near Shell Point between March 27 and April 16 and took a ra dio, coolers and rods and reels valued at around SI, 150 from the home, reported Deputy Patti Hewett. Our Tax Advantage Credit LineJhe Ultimate Combination Of Borrowing Power And Tax Savings. If you have a conventional credit line with any other bank, this may be the most important ad you've ever read. For a start, our lax Advantage Credit Line cm provide you with the kind of borrowing power you need to take care of everything from college to one-of-a-kind investment opportunities. 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