WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Fayetteville man with an extensive criminal history has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to habitual larceny in New Hanover County.
Steven Nicholas Taylor, 32, entered a guilty plea Monday in New Hanover County Superior Court for stealing a drill from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on College Road in July 2025.
Under North Carolina law, a person can be charged with habitual larceny after committing a larceny offense and having at least four prior larceny convictions…