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Shaun Gallagher

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Shaun Gallagher, WRAL reporter

    'We want to be thorough': Wilson Co. DA explains delay in charging deadly crash suspect (opens the original)

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    The Wilson County district attorney said more investigation was necessary before bringing charges in a deadly e-bike crash in which alcohol may have been a factor. “Criminal law is not really designed to punish accidents,” Wilson County District Attorney Jeff Marsigli said. “It’s intentional acts mostly. We want to make sure that before we charge somebody with something this serious, that we get it right.” Collin McLaughlin, 22, is facing second-degree murder and felony death by motor vehicle ch

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Shaun Gallagher, WRAL reporter

    Two dead in e-bike crash in Wilson County, driver not cited or arrested (opens the original)

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    A family is looking for answers Tuesday after an e-bike crash killed two people days earlier in Wilson. Just after 5 a.m. Thursday, the Wilson Police Department said 42-year-old Charise Dickerson and 49-year-old Jason Williams, both of Wilson, were riding an e-bike on Tilghman Road when Collin McLaughlin, 22, of Wilson, hit them on Tilghman Road. Wilson police said it is a continuing investigation, but McLaughlin is not facing any charges or a citation at this point. McLaughlin’s driving record

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Shaun Gallagher, WRAL Reporter

    Woman arrested after kidnapping her children and fleeing to NC (opens the original)

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    A woman wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service will appear in Wake County court on Friday. Jennifer Lynn Blackthorne, 41, fled Oregon with her three children whom officials say she kidnapped and has been moving around the country with. She is known to go by several aliases, including Jennifer Owens, Lynn Jennifer Blackthorne, Fiona Blackthorne, and Lynn Owens. Blackthorne was arrested in Wake Forest on Thursday on a fugitive warrant. The court documents state that officials have tracked her from Or

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Shaun Gallagher, WRAL reporter

    Caught on cam: Shots fired in Johnston County neighborhood startle residents (opens the original)

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    Terrifying moments were caught on camera Tuesday afternoon when gunfire erupted in a quiet Johnston County neighborhood. Neighbors on Tast Drive, located off Wendell Road, said more than 20 shots could be heard in the middle of the day and saw a maroon SUV speeding away. No one was injured, but police are looking for two young men seen in the SUV. Residents in the neighborhood told WRAL News they were shaken up. Taylor Boone shared surveillance video showing what the gunshots sounded like from i

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Shaun Gallagher, WRAL reporter

    3 Wake County inmates charged with starting fire in jail (opens the original)

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    Three Wake County inmates are facing burn charges for an incident inside the jail Wednesday evening. Erik Chobot, 26, Davion Oden, 22, and Maczavier Richardson, 21, all faces charges for burning a jail or prison and injuring personal property. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office says tablets at the jail were tampered with, causing them to burn and resulting in smoke and smoldering. It happened late Wednesday evening at the jail on S. Salisbury Street. No injuries were reported and there was no sign

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