04/24/2024
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By Erin Smith

Two Bladen County men pled guilty to charges stemming from a series of break-ins that ocurred at several Bladen County hog farms in the fall of 2018.

Wesley Carroll was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Croom to 77 to 105 months in prison after he pled guilty to one count of felony larceny, five counts of larceny after breaking and entering, one count of larceny of a firearm, one count of obtaining property by false pretenses, and being a habitual felon in Bladen County Superior Court. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,970.

His co-defendant, Joshua Evans was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Croom to 67 to 93 months in prison after he pled guilty to one count of felony larceny, three counts of larceny after breaking and/or entering, one count of larceny of a firearm, and being a habitual felon in Bladen County Superior Court. He was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,280.

The charges stemmed from investigations by the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office involving a series of break-ins at hog farms that ocurred between September and October 2018.

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