Here are the current scheduled court dates for several high interest cases in Bladen County. Information came from the North Carolina Judicial Branch website at https://www.nccourts.gov/court-dates. All courtrooms are located inside the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown.
MICHAEL JASON BULLOCK
Next scheduled court appearance: Feb. 7, Courtroom 2
Charge: Felony-Murder
Bullock was charged December 7 with killing 66-year-old Mitchell Ray Meggs inside a residence in Dublin where both men lived, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.
https://bladencounty.org/victim-identified-in-dublin-murder-case/
MARK TIMOTHY SYKES
Next scheduled court appearance: Feb. 7, Courtroom 2
Charge: Felony-First degree murder
Sykes, of Bladenboro, was charged Oct. 4 in the death of his wife Jennifer Bass Sykes.
Jennifer Sykes died in March 2020.
Mark Sykes was sentenced in June 2008 for shooting his wife in the abdomen during a domestic argument in 2007, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He served 52 months in prison for the shooting.
https://bladencounty.org/bladenboro-husband-mark-timothy-sykes-charged-with-wifes-murder/
MACKENZIE NELSON BRISSON
Next scheduled court appearance: Feb 7, Courtroom 2
Charges: 2 counts of Misdemeanor-Injury to personal property, 3 counts of Felony-Assault with deadly weapon on government official and 1 count of Misdemeanor-Injury to real property
It’s been more than four years since Brisson was involved in a six-hour standoff with law enforcement officers after barricading himself inside a home on Paul Brisson Road near Bladen Community College, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Negotiations on a plea agreement fell through in 2019. Also in 2019, a jury trial ended in a mistrial.
https://bladencounty.org/mistrial-for-mackenize-brisson-assault-with-a-firearm-on-a-government-official-case/
https://bladencounty.org/trial-date-set-for-brisson/
https://bladencounty.org/update-shots-have-ceased-in-dublin/
ROBBY ERNEST MILLS
Next scheduled court appearance: Feb. 9, Courtroom 1,
Charge: Felony-Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury
Mills, of White Oak, was charged in August with shooting Jeremy Wade Brown following a shooting after an ongoing argument and trespassing incident outside a home on Leighton Lane in White Oak, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
https://bladencounty.org/argument-and-trespassing-issues-leads-to-multiple-gunshots-in-white-oak/
MICHAEL HAL SHAW
Next scheduled court appearance: March 7, Courtroom 2
Charge: Felony-Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury
The former Sherff’s Office deputy was charged in November following an incident in October with a suspect, William Colt Cain. Shaw was on duty at the time of the incident and is alleged to have assaulted Cain with flashlight. Cain also was charged with several violations as a results of the incident.
https://bladencounty.org/grand-jury-indicts-bladen-county-sheriffs-deputy/
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