Brunswick County Sheriff's Office

Charges against the former Brunswick County sheriff continue to add up. Now, Ron Hewett has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Full story...

The search for Brunswick County's next sheriff is nearly complete. On Saturday, members of the county's Democratic Party sifted through the list of candidates vying to take the seat left by former Sheriff Ron Hewett. Full story...

Brunswick County is less than a month away from having a new sheriff. State law says that the party of the former sheriff will decide the next sheriff. Because Ron Hewett is a Democrat, the Brunswick County Democratic Party will be choosing the new sheriff. But not without asking for the public's input. Full story...

A women who spent five years working under Ron Hewett told NewsChannel 3 about the good, the bad and the ugly of what was really going on behind the scenes. Full story...

Since Ronald Hewett's suspension as the Brunswick County sheriff there has been a lot of debate and even confusion as to when and how to replace him. Full story...

Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett was indicted on four criminal charges at today's hearing: three counts of embezzlement and one count of obstruction of justice. Hewett's problems have grown dramatically since a federal investigation was launched in June.

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It's been four months since the US Attorney's Office handed down subpoenas to some deputies at the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Full story...

For the third month in a row, deputies from Brunswick County are testifying before a federal grand jury. Full story...

More deputies and members of Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett's family testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury in Raleigh. Full story...

Today is the day Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett was scheduled to testify before a federal grand jury in Raleigh, but the sheriff isn't there. Sheriff Hewett will not say why he isn't there -- only that he'll be working in Brunswick County the rest of the week. Hewett along with a number of other employees from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office were issued subpoenas June 7. Full story...