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Wilmington native faces several charges following hotel incident
Port City Daily ^ | 12/29/2025 | Emily Sawaked

Posted on 12/30/2025 4:46:06 AM PST by Fury

A 33-year-old Wilmington man named Eliot Watkins was reported to be unclothed and causing damage to hotel property; he was also reported approaching hotel guests in the lobby. Police located him in a nearby wooded area, where he ran into a retention pond. The suspect was noted to have kicked an officer during the arrest.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: crime

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1 posted on 12/30/2025 4:46:06 AM PST by Fury
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To: Fury

Bath salts? Some kind of drug in any case.


2 posted on 12/30/2025 4:47:38 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Cocaine, meth and bath salts (cathinones) can all cause hyperthermia. It’s more common with bath salts.

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3 posted on 12/30/2025 5:01:20 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Fury

There are all kinds of homeless encampments around Wilmington, drawn to the milder weather and the beach - they look like zombies.


4 posted on 12/30/2025 5:03:26 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Fury
They have a pool and a pond, and the pond was most appropriate for him.
5 posted on 12/30/2025 5:20:43 AM PST by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Fury

Another reason mental institutions NEED to be re-established....


6 posted on 12/30/2025 5:30:30 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: Fury

Another reason mental institutions NEED to be re-established....


7 posted on 12/30/2025 5:30:30 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: JBW1949

A “Devils Island” would be much more appropriate. You can check-in but not check-out.


8 posted on 12/30/2025 5:54:56 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Fury
"..A 33-year-old Wilmington man named Eliot Watkins was reported to be unclothed and causing damage to hotel property.."


9 posted on 12/30/2025 6:12:22 AM PST by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: Fury

Wilmington NC, not Wilmington DE.


10 posted on 12/30/2025 9:02:11 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Yesterday only comes one time. —Richard Starkey)
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To: JBW1949

Agreed 100%


11 posted on 12/30/2025 9:53:52 AM PST by Fury
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