NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A habitual felon will spend years in prison after threatening bar patrons during a fight in 2024.
According to the office of District Attorney Jason Smith, 47-year-old Joshua Maddox pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was given the status of Habitual Felon on Oct. 28.
The DA said Maddox got into a fight at the Mad Katz Bar and Lounge on Carolina Beach Road in November 2024, where he threatened several people at the bar with a gun before leaving. He was arrested a short time later near another bar on Carolina Beach Road…