Man convicted for home break-in, stabbed woman with kitchen knife

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and first degree burglary.

Kevin Waterman, 52, was sentenced to at least 12 years behind the bars for breaking into a home on Golden Road and stabbing a woman with a kitchen knife multiple times in August 2016.

It happened in August 2016 in the 200 block of Golden Road. The homeowners say they knew Waterman for a couple of months prior to the incident.

During the early morning hours on August 17, Waterman came to the home armed with a weapon. After pushing his way into the house, Waterman discharged the weapon at a woman.

The man at the home attempted to get the gun from Waterman, and during the process was shot in the finger, resulting in the complete amputation of the finger.

Waterman proceeded to chase the woman to her bedroom, shooting his weapon several more times. Once in the bedroom, Waterman stabbed the woman numerous times in the chest, arms and head, and punched her in the face with enough force to dislodge her dentures. Waterman left the scene when the man told him that 911 had been called.

Waterman served 13 years in the Department of Adult Correction for Second Degree
Murder, Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill and Inflicting Serious Injury and two counts of Attempted Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon for the 1993 shooting death of Roscoe Simpson on 8th Street in Wilmington. He also has a 1988 conviction for Common Law Robbery, as well as convictions for Sell/Deliver Heroin in 2014. Waterman was on probation for this 2014 conviction at the time he committed these offenses in August of 2016.

“The courage of the victims in this case drove this successful result in court. They were prepared to face Mr. Waterman and hold him accountable for his actions. They are to be commended for coming forward and their willingness to participate in this process,” remarked District Attorney Ben David.