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01-22-2005, 14:59
Updated: January 19th, 2005 02:27:18 PM
Boiling Springs Lake, North Carolina Officer Killed During Traffic Stop
The Associated Press
BOILING SPRINGS LAKE, NC (AP) -- A police officer was shot with his own weapon and killed early Tuesday when a struggle ensued after he learned the driver he stopped was wanted on a probation violation, authorities said.
Officer Mitch Prince, 36, was killed during a traffic stop on N.C. 87 shortly after 1 a.m., said Boiling Springs Lake police Chief Richard White.
White said Prince learned the driver was wanted for a probation violation in Alamance county when he radioed in his name and date of birth. When Prince tried to arrest the man, the two struggled and the driver got Prince's firearm, White said.
Prince was shot three times. In addition, the driver fired at officers from Southport and Oak Island who had responded. Neither was hit, White said.
Darrell Wayne Maness, 19, was charged with first-degree murder in Prince's death, White said. He was arrested in the crawl space of a mobile home, White said.
Maness' probation violation arose from a conviction for marijuana delivery, the chief said.
The eight-officer police department was devastated by Prince's death, White said. "We're a close family," he said.
Prince, who lived in Brunswick county, was married with two small children. He was the first Boiling Springs Lake officer to die in the line of duty, White said, and possibly the first in Brunswick County since 1914.
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Visitation will be Wednesday, January 19th from 6 p.m. 8 p.m. at Coble-Ward Funeral Home, 608 Ocean Highway, Supply.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, January 20 at Highest Praise Worship Center on Hwy 17 N. Shallotte at 1 p.m.
Burial will take place immediately following the service at Georgetown-Holden Cemetery, Stanley Road, Supply.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to BB&T Bank (any branch) to the special fund in memory of Officer Mitch Prince c/o Officer T.E. Dailey.
Boiling Springs Lake, North Carolina Officer Killed During Traffic Stop
The Associated Press
BOILING SPRINGS LAKE, NC (AP) -- A police officer was shot with his own weapon and killed early Tuesday when a struggle ensued after he learned the driver he stopped was wanted on a probation violation, authorities said.
Officer Mitch Prince, 36, was killed during a traffic stop on N.C. 87 shortly after 1 a.m., said Boiling Springs Lake police Chief Richard White.
White said Prince learned the driver was wanted for a probation violation in Alamance county when he radioed in his name and date of birth. When Prince tried to arrest the man, the two struggled and the driver got Prince's firearm, White said.
Prince was shot three times. In addition, the driver fired at officers from Southport and Oak Island who had responded. Neither was hit, White said.
Darrell Wayne Maness, 19, was charged with first-degree murder in Prince's death, White said. He was arrested in the crawl space of a mobile home, White said.
Maness' probation violation arose from a conviction for marijuana delivery, the chief said.
The eight-officer police department was devastated by Prince's death, White said. "We're a close family," he said.
Prince, who lived in Brunswick county, was married with two small children. He was the first Boiling Springs Lake officer to die in the line of duty, White said, and possibly the first in Brunswick County since 1914.
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Visitation will be Wednesday, January 19th from 6 p.m. 8 p.m. at Coble-Ward Funeral Home, 608 Ocean Highway, Supply.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, January 20 at Highest Praise Worship Center on Hwy 17 N. Shallotte at 1 p.m.
Burial will take place immediately following the service at Georgetown-Holden Cemetery, Stanley Road, Supply.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to BB&T Bank (any branch) to the special fund in memory of Officer Mitch Prince c/o Officer T.E. Dailey.