LELAND — On Wednesday night, June 25, Leland Police arrested a man after responding to reports of gunfire in the Mallory Creek neighborhood.
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Police were called to the area off Southern Magnolia Drive just after 10 p.m. While investigating the scene, officers heard more shots and traced them to a residence on Southern Magnolia Drive. Leland resident Jacob Merrill Thomas, 32, was found at the home and arrested without incident.
He faces charges of discharging a firearm within Leland town limits and is being held at the Brunswick County Detention Center on a $1,000 secured bond. Thomas’ first appearance in court will be today, June 26, at 2 p.m. in the Brunswick County Courthouse, courtroom one.
No injuries or property damage were reported. The investigation is still ongoing.
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