A man was arrested by deputies with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, on gun and drug charges in Deep Run. Mark Whitley, 43, had his vehicle searched and was charged after law enforcement found marijuana consistent with street-level sales.

Officers with the Kinston Police Department arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery. Officers responded to reports of a robbery involving three victims at a party on South Davis Street on Thursday.

Officials say the arrests occurred both in Kinston at Archie’s Sweepstakes on U.S. 258 North and the Nations Inn on U.S. 70.

According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, the robbery happened around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the intersection of Old Weaver Trail and Cheek Road in Creedmoor.

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