New Hanover & Pender County District Attorney
Jason W. Smith

WWAY: Hit-and-run victim meets with New Hanover DA, speaks out for public safety

WTAP: New charges filed against man accused of putting pills in teenagers’ Dairy Queen ice cream

2026 Peter S. Gilchrist III Award Recipient Connie Jordan, Retired Assistant District Attorney

Port City Daily: Driver who struck Alec Chambers charged with second-degree murder

WECT: Two New Hanover Co. men plead guilty in separate child sex abuse investigations

WWAY: Registered sex offender sentenced to prison after posing as 13-year-old on TikTok

WECT: Man sentenced for fentanyl death in New Hanover County

Port City Daily: Man charged with involuntary manslaughter after Pepys Lane shooting

WECT: Wilmington kidnapping suspect denied bond as officials consider Iryna’s Law role

WECT: New Hanover County man sentenced for deadly fentanyl overdose

Port City Daily: Teenage shooter pleads guilty to attempted robbery of THC cartridge

StarNews: Wilmington man suspected of fatally shooting wife arrested

WWAY: Wilmington man sentenced for breaking into the same home twice

WWAY: Man pleads guilty to drunk driving crash injuring three teenagers

StarNews: Man found guilty in 2021 stabbing death in New Hanover

WECT: Teen pleads guilty to 2023 murder of girlfriend in Wilmington

StarNews: Man pleads guilty to 2022 triple homicide in Wilmington

WWAY: New Hanover County officials warn seniors of rising holiday online scams

The Wilmington Standard Podcast: Episode 2

WWAY: 18-year-old sentenced to prison after shooting and attempted robbery of THC cartridge

WWAY: Felon on probation pleads guilty to shooting from vehicle

WHQR: A conversation with District Attorney Jason Smith after year one in office

WECT: Pender County man pleads guilty to first-degree statutory rape

WECT: 18-year-old pleads guilty to shooting charges

StarNews: Wilmington man pleads guilty to child sex charges

WECT: Wilmington man pleads guilty to two 2024 robberies

WECT: Man pleads guilty to firing into home with children inside

WWAY: Wilmington hotel robbery suspect pleads guilty

StarNews: Wilmington man pleads guilty to murder charge connected with 2023 homicide

Port City Daily: Former BOE chairman charged with felony child abuse faces more legal trouble

WECT: Trial date set for two men charged in double murder at home of Tru Colors COO

WWAY: Judge sentences New Hanover County trafficker to 7 years in prison

WECT: Leland man pleads guilty to death by distribution

WWAY: Man pleads to Involuntary Manslaughter in Rocky Point overdose death

Port City Daily: Community Justice Center: Data elusive, though partners cite success as Endowment grant deadline looms

StarNews: Wilmington man sentenced in 2021 fatal hit-and-run

WWAY: 32 arrested in major drug trafficking investigation in New Hanover County

Port City Daily: Man involved in sex trafficking, prostitution ring sentenced

WHQR: District Attorney Jason Smith reminds parents to be alert following trial of sex offender

WECT: Wilmington man sentenced to over 50 years in prison for raping child

WECT: ‘It gives me hope in the judicial system’: Family receives justice years after deadly club shooting

WWAY: New Hanover County man sentenced to up to 36 years for kidnapping, rape

WHQR: Sunday Edition: Let's Really Talk About Our Homelessness Problem

WECT: Man sentenced to 20-30 years in prison for 2023 shooting

StarNews: Jury finds Wilmington man guilty of shooting near UNCW campus

WWAY: Wilmington man gets prison time after attempted robbery over gambling loss

WWAY: Pender County jury convicts Burgaw man of First Degree Forcible Rape

WECT: Man found guilty of stabbing 18-year-old to death in 2023

WWAY: Mock trial teaches local students the foundations of law at DA Leadership Academy

WHQR: A message from the DA: Don't forget to 'look before you lock'

WECT: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of Jailin Tilghman-Deablo

StarNews: All veterans go through something': New Hanover court program offers a path to recovery

WilmingtonBiz: District Attorney Lays Down The Law

Port City Daily: Woman sentenced in fatal hit-and-run of UNCW student

Port City Daily: Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of UNCW student, veteran

StarNews: Officers will not face charges in December shooting of armed Wilmington man

WHQR: A conversation with District Attorney Jason Smith about youth violence