NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A Riegelwood man will spend nearly two to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine near a Wilmington high school.
George Devon McNair, 51, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 15, in New Hanover County Superior Court to possession of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. A judge sentenced him to 23 to 40 months in prison. He was taken into custody after the hearing.
According to court records, Wilmington police stopped McNair on May 11, 2025, on an outstanding warrant. Officers found cocaine packaged in 28 small bags in his pockets during the stop in the parking lot of a motel on Market Street…