PENDER COUNTY — A county commissioner’s stalking reports made against a local media publisher have been dismissed by local and state authorities.
Pender County’s Commissioner Jerry Groves filed two reports of stalking on Andy Pettigrew, the owner of the Pender Post — one in July and the other in February. Both have been closed due to insubstantial evidence.
...
“The detectives looked into it and they did not find any criminal activity,” Brewer said.
Pettigrew added the dismissal was due to lack of substantial evidence.
“They took one look at it and it went in the round file,” he explained, referring to the trash can.