About 15 people met Monday night outside of the Johnston County Courthouse with signs in support of and condemning Richard ”Dickie” Braswell. They gathered before the scheduled Board of ...

Johnson was indicted by a grand jury and his bond was set to $50,000 and was due in court on April 11. Braswell, 74, was arrested last June. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office ...

Johnston County school board member Ronald Johnson Jr. answers a question during cross examination during his trial at the Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

A former Smithfield detective and current school board member appeared in Johnston County court on Tuesday. Board of Education member Ronald Johnson was indicted on extortion charges and three ...

After three hours of deliberation on Friday, a jury found an embattled Johnston County school board member guilty of extortion and other crimes. Ronald Johnson Jr., 41, a former Smithfield police ...