Wilmington man pleads guilty to Second Degree Murder

Wilmington man pleads guilty to Second Degree Murder

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington man pled guilty second-degree murder and a number of other charges after fatally shooting Luis Alonso Ramirez Rodriguez back in 2022. On October 9th, 2022, Rony Sanchez, 31, and Rodriguez, 29, were drinking, and when Rodriguez wanted to leave, Sanchez became irate, grabbed a gun, and fired several shots at Rodriguez and his friend as they tried to leave a small gathering at 346 Williamson Drive. Rodriguez died …

PENNINGTON FOUND GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER

Jude Rod Pennington was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in Cumberland County Criminal Court on Thursday. Pennington was charged with the first-degree murder of 39-year-old Travis Allon Sinard of Crossville in November of 2019. Pennington was found wounded in the Highway 127 area in a pickup truck, having sustained a gunshot wound […]

PENNINGTON FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER

In Cumberland County Criminal Court Thursday evening a jury found Jude Rod Pennington guilty of second degree murder.  Pennington had been charged with first degree murder based on a November 2019 incident where 39-year-old Travis Allon Sinard of Crossville was fatally shot allegedly by Pennington after a domestic altercation on Colby Circle in the Rinnie area. First responders found Pennington wounded in a pickup truck close to the area of High…