WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A jury convicted Darius Jermaine Green on several charges after a trial in New Hanover County court this week, related to a home invasion that took place Sept. 20, 2011 at a home in Wilmington.

The jury found Green guilty on charges that included first degree burglary, first degree kidnapping, three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and one count of first degree sexual offense.

Green was 19 years old at the time of the incident. Prosecutors say Green, who had a long criminal record prior to these offenses, pistol-whipped one victim in the home invasion and also sexually assaulted a woman.

Green was sentenced to between 42 and 51 years in prison.

According to the District Attorney’s office, Green pleaded guilty to federal charges of armed robbery for an incident at the Holiday Inn in Wilmington that happened two days after the home invasion.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Officers with the Wilmington Police Department are investigating a shooting that happened around lunchtime Thursday.

According to Lucy Crockett with the WPD, Matthew Dale Lewis, 35, of Hampstead, was shot in the area of Eighth and Dawson Streets. Lewis then drove himself to Sixth and Mears Streets, where an ambulance picked him up to took him to New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Detective Allsbrook said the victim appears to have been shot in the backside area. He underwent surgery at the hospital and is recovering. His condition is unknown at this time.

It is unclear what led to the shooting. Officers are working on some leads but are staying tight lipped about the investigation.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A Wilmington man assaulted his baby’s mother then took off with the couple’s child before being apprehended two hours later, according to Wilmington Police spokesperson Kevin A. Smith.

The victim told officers that her baby’s father, David Antonio Rivers, assaulted her during an argument in the 1600 block of South Fifth Street. She said Rivers, 20, “roughly grabbed their baby and ran out the back door.”

While on the run, a neighbor reported that Rivers ran into her home, uninvited, and right back out through the back door.

Approximately two hours after officers arrived, Rivers and the baby were found. The baby was returned safely to the mother and Rivers was taken into custody.

He was charged with two counts of assault on a female, communicating threats, misdemeanor child abuse, and breaking and entering. He was also served with five outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. Rivers was being held without bond at the New Hanover County Jail at the time of this post.

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