WHITEVILLE — An 18-year-old faces felony charges after law enforcement investigated a discharging firearm incident inside Whiteville city limits. Zyon Willis, 18, of Martin Luther King Avenue, was arrested Aug. 17 by Chadbourn police. Authorities charged Willis with possession of a stolen automobile, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a weapon into occupied property, discharging a firearm in the city, hit and run causing property damage, and driving without a license. Willis was held under a $17,500 secured bond.
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