WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO) is asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a store clerk more than a year ago.
The incident happened Feb. 2, 2025, at 3:21 a.m. at the Scotchman Gas Station on Carolina Beach Road, according to NHCSO.
A white man with brown hair wearing a camouflage jacket entered the store and went straight to the bathroom. He then told a woman that something was wrong with the toilet.
NHCSO said the man grabbed the woman when she walked over to the bathroom, put his hand over her mouth and tried to pull her into the bathroom…