Pender County man assaulted with bat during home invasion
SCOTTS HILL, NC (WWAY) — Two masked men assaulted a man with a baseball bat during a home invasion in the Scotts Hill area of Pender County Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened at 105 Cedar Hope Cove around 3:15 p.m.
According to a Pender County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, two suspects wearing all black entered the home with some type of long gun and assaulted the homeowner with a bat.
The victim was checked out by EMS personnel but refused to be transported to the hospital.
As of Thursday morning, the sheriff’s office was still searching for the suspects.
