WWAY reported that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation announced a Brunswick County grand jury had indicted Timothy Michael McNichol, a former Brunswick County Sheriff's Office sergeant, following an SBI investigation. He is charged with one count of misdemeanor breaking and entering and one count of willful failure to discharge duties. According to the station, court documents claim McNichol wrongfully entered a building on Cherry Road in Boiling Spring Lakes, attempted to serve a warrant and caused injury to the public. WWAY reported that McNichol turned himself in on a Tuesday morning and was released on an unsecured $1,000 bond. His court date is set for December 8, 2026, in Brunswick County. The station said no additional information about the incident was available.
Why it matters
The case involves criminal charges against a former sergeant accused of wrongly entering a building while attempting to serve a warrant. The charges are allegations that have not been resolved in court.
Charged: Prosecutors filed criminal charges. A charge is not proof of guilt, and the person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Researched with AI assistance from the sources listed here and reviewed under our methodology.