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$25K reward for info on Brunswick County murder suspect

Bryan Tyronne Montreal Goodwin (Courtesy NHCSO)

RALEIGH — The governor’s office announced a reward for information that leads law enforcement to a suspect expected in the murder of a Brunswick County man last August.

Gov. Josh Stein announced Tuesday up to $25,000 is offered for information leading to 31-year-old Bryan Tyronne Montreal Goodwin’s arrest. Goodwin is wanted for allegedly killing Jaquin Kymane Bethea Jr., age 33. 

Twice shot, Bethea’s body was located in a Supply residence on Ridge Road on Aug. 6, 2024. Multiple shell casings were located at the the scene and investigators identified Goodwin as a suspect. 

The investigation is ongoing from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service. ATF offered a $5,000 reward in February of this year as well.

Anyone with information on Goodwin’s whereabouts can call the sheriff’s office at (910) 713-6071 or the State Bureau of Investigation at (919) 662-4500.  


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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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