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Hampstead man arrested for indecent liberties with minor

Dawson Miles Brooks (Courtesy PCSO)

PENDER COUNTY — A 22-year-old was arrested earlier this month regarding his relationship with a 15-year-old.

Dawson Miles Brooks of Hampstead has been charged with one felony count for indecent liberties with a child on July 8. Brooks was arrested, with cooperation of the Wilmington Police Department.

After having made his first appearance in court on July 10, he was given a secured bond of $40,000.

The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information regarding this case or Dawson Miles Brooks to contact Pender County Sheriff’s Office Detective-Sergeant Steve Clinard, 910-259-1212.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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