
Lincoln County Sheriff's Chapain Brian
Williams
Photo by Elizabeth Mayhew/The Carolina
Scoop
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-00962
Larceny, Breaking &
Entering MV
Assigned: Detective Powell
Location: 1463 Brookstone
Victim: Kenny Ormand
Suspect entered victims car and
took 1 blue turn out bag
Date Reported: February 09, 2009
District A
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HIGH
SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
By Jon Mayhew
(LINCOLN COUNTY) -- The Lincoln
County Extension and Community
Association (ECA) is offering $500
scholarship to high school seniors in
each of the four local high schools.
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RESEARCH
MUSCADINE VARIETIES
BEFORE PLANTING
By Kevin Starr
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service

Muscadine grapes,
native to the southeast, are popular for
commercial growers as well as home
gardeners. Along with rabbiteye
blueberries and figs, they are among the
easiest fruits
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Lincoln
County Courthouse
The Carolina Scoop Photo
District
Court Calendar
for Thursday 2/12/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/12/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING : ANNA F. FOSTER
COURTROOM CLERK : RUBY ANTHONY
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ABERNATHY,SHELTON DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED LOPEZ,J 08CR 003902
2 ABERNATHY,SHELTON DRIVE LEFT OF CENTER LOPEZ,J 08IF 002263
3 ANKER,BARRY,CHRISTOPHE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED LOPEZ,J 08CR 004044
RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER LOPEZ,J 08CR 004044
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) LOPEZ,J 08CR 004044
4 ANKER,BARRY,CHRISTOPHE POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA LOPEZ,J 08CR 004045
POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ LOPEZ,J 08CR 004045
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Photo by Jon Mayhew/The
Carolina Scoop
February 9 &
10, 2009
Juvenile Causing Problems:
224 New Bold Street. Officer Billy Burgin
said 11 year old subject cursed and
yelled at victim.
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SHERIFF'S SAFETY TIP OF
THE WEEK

Sheriff Tim
Daugherty
Photo by Elizabeth Mayhew/The Carolina
Scoop
Vehicle breaking and
entering is a preventable crime if you
will practice some simple security
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DRIVER
FACES DWI CHARGE

Chris Moss'
pickup truck overturned after he lost
control on Ishmael Beam Road late Tuesday
night. Photos by Elizabeth Mayhew/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew (HOWARDS
CREEK) -- A Cherryville man is
charged with driving while impaired after
wrecking his pickup truck in western
Lincoln County Tuesday night.
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for the whole story
TWO
BANDYS TEENS DIE IN WRECK
By Jon Mayhew
(CATAWBA COUNTY) -- Grief
counselors have been on hand at Bandys
High School since an accident Monday
afternoon took the lives of two teenage
students.
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for the whole story
FOR
WHAT IT'S WORTH

Should
City Manager's Raise Have Waited?
Everyone knows that economically, times
are tough. That's not news, as the
recession probably really got underway a
couple of months before Christmas 2008.
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for the whole story
OUTSIDE
FIRE SPREADS TO PORCH

Pumpkin
Center firefighters put out a grass fire
that spread to a house off Amity Church
Road early Wednesday morning.
By
Jon Mayhew (PUMPKIN
CENTER) -- Pumpkin Center
firefighters were called to a residence
in the 800 block of Homestead Lane to
reports a grass fire spread to a
residence.
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for the whole story
WEST
LINCOLN FATHER CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE

Randall
Lee Beasley is charged with allegedly
beating his son over bad grades. Photo
Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
(CHERRYVILLE) -- The father of a
13-year-old Lincoln County boy was
arrested Tuesday after authorities
followed up on a Department of Social
Services report that the boy may have
been abused.
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for the whole story
MAN
CHARGED WITH JUVENILE SEXUAL ASSAULT

Don
Travis Phillips faces charges of having
sex with a 13-year-old girl in 2004.
Photo Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
(LINCOLNTON) -- A Lincolnton man
faces charges of juvenile sexual assault
from an incident that occurred in July
2004.
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for the whole story

Lincoln
County Courthouse
The Carolina Scoop Photo
District
Court Calendar
for Wednesday 2/11/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/11/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING : MEREDITH A. SHUFORD
COURTROOM CLERK : TIFFANY LACKEY
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
:
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NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ALLEN,MICHAEL,LEE POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ CODY,J 09CR 000173
2 ANDERSON,MARC,IAN DWLR MOCANO,D 08CR 005821
3 ATKINS,KENNETH,RICHARD SPEEDING 050/25 MOCANU,D 08CR 004565
DWLR MOCANU,D 08CR 004565
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GRANT
FROM BUSINESS CREATES 2-1-1

By
Jon Mayhew
(LINCOLNTON) -- Thanks to a
start-up grant from RSI Home Products in
Lincolnton, theres a new telephone
number Lincoln County residents can call
for a variety of information.
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for the whole story

Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 9 & 10, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-00888
Communicating Threats
Assigned: Officer Wise
Location: Phone
Victim: Terry Pfeifer
Suspect called victim and threatened to
kill victims pigeons
Date Reported: January 29, 2009
District A
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Sgt.
Johnny Caudle, Chief Dean Abernathy, Sgt.
WIllie Vaughn, and Sgt. Matt Painter
February 8,
2009
Noise Complaint: 1967 Bost
Street. Sergeant Spencer Summers said
there was loud noise coming from a
residence.
Intoxicated Subject: 427 North Generals
Boulevard (Bi-Lo). Officer Tony Potts
said someone was intoxicated on property.
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MISSING
CHILDREN REUNITED WITH PARENTS
By Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON)
-- Police officers worked
diligently in a pair of separate missing
children cases over the weekend, where
children were reunited with their parents
in less than an hour in each case.
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Obituaries
Harold George
Benfield
December 7, 1923 - February 7, 2009
Click HERE to read Mr. Benfield's Obituary
WOMAN
ATTACKED AT RESIDENCE

Angela
Hollingsworth Wilson was arrested
Saturday evening for assaulting a woman
in the parking lot of Wilson's residence.
By Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON)
-- A 20-year-old woman is attacked over
the weekend as shes getting out of
her vehicle at a Lincolnton residence.
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Captain
Cindy Monday
Photo by Jon
Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
February 7,
2009
Telephone Harassment: 1505
Laboratory Road. Officer Richard
Harrington said subject repeatedly called
victim after being told not to.
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WOMAN
SURVIVES WRECK WITH TRACTOR TRAILER

A yet-to-be
identified driver had to be cut out of
her vehicle with the "Jaws of
Life."
By Jon Mayhew
(VALE) -- A woman traveling
towards Lincolnton on Reepsville Road
Friday afternoon only suffered cuts and
scrapes after she collides with a tractor
trailer thats traveling in the
opposite direction.
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Lincoln
County Court House
Photo by Adam Diaz/The Carolina Scoop
LINCOLN
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CALENDAR
SESSION BEGINNING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9,
2009
COURTROOM
NUMBER 3
THE HONORABLE TIMOTHY S. KINCAID, JUDGE
PRESIDING
MOTIONS AND TRIALS BEGINNING MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M.
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Lincoln
County Courthouse
District
Court Calendar
for Monday 2/09/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/09/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING : MEREDITH A. SHUFORD
COURTROOM CLERK : CATHY KEENER
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
:
:
:
NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ANDERSON,JEREMIAH,GLEN ASSAULT AND BATTERY PARKER,T,A 08CR 054706
2 ASBELL,ALLEN,MAURICE ASSAULT ON A FEMALE EVANS,STELL 09CR 050160
INTERFERE EMERG COMMUNICATION EVANS,STELL 09CR 050160
3 ASBELL,ALLEN,MAURICE COMMUNICATING THREATS EVANS,STELL 09CR 050161
4 BINGHAM,JAMIE,ELISE DV PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOL (M) TAYLOR,R 09CR 050022
5 CHANDLER,BRAD,WESLEY FELONY LARCENY PAINTER,DET 08CR 051312
FELONY CONSPIRACY PAINTER,DET 08CR 051312
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NEW
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE OFFICERS INSTALLED
New commandant kicks off Toys
for Tots program

Commandant Hank
Kaczmarek prepares to hand over the Jeb
Seagle Detachment's top spot to Steve
Reep Saturday night at the Howards Creek
Veterans Center.
By
Jon Mayhew (HOWARDS
CREEK) -- Members of the Marine
Corps League Jeb Seagle Detachment
gathered Saturday night at the Howards
Creek Veterans Center to laugh, reflect,
remember and install new officers in the
league.
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Officer
Kameron Keener
Photo by Elizabeth
Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
February 6,
2009
Larceny, Assault: 335
Summer Street. Officer Richard Taylor
said subject cut another subject with a
knife.
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Lieutenant
Dwite Shehan
Photo by Elizabeth
Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
February 5,
2009
Disturbance: 38
Railroad Street. Lieutenant Kenny Shrum
said husband and wife were having a
dispute.
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Lincoln County Sheriff's Sergeant Jordan
Cody
Photo by Elizabeth Mayhew/The Carolina
Scoop
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-00329
Affray
Assigned: Officer Rex
Location: 803 N. Aspen St.
Victim: Nereida Torres
Suspect pulled and grabbed victims
hair
Date Reported: January 14, 2009
District B
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"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Sergeant
Spencer Summers
Photo by Elizabeth
Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
February 4,
2009
Larceny: 1913 East
Main Street (Raceway). Officer Richard
Harrington said subject tried to
merchandise without paying for it.
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COUNTY
FURLOUGHS EMPLOYEES FIVE DAYS

By
Jon Mayhew (LINCOLN
COUNTY) -- While other counties
are looking at eliminating jobs or
cutting services in tough economic times,
Lincoln County manager George Wood and
the Lincoln County Commission recently
put their heads together and came up with
a different idea.
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The
Jeb F. Seagle Marine Corps Detachment
League of Lincolnton will hold a new
officer's installation and recognition of
Women in the Marines 6pm Saturday at the
Howards Creek Veterans Center in
Lincolnton.

Heather Hallman (left) and her
mother, Angela, recently attended the
"Celebration of Hope" in
Charlotte, which was hosted by the
Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Foundation
grants wishes for terminally-ill children
and children -- like Heather -- with a
serious disease. Hallman, who is a senior
at West Lincoln High School and suffers
from Lupus, had her wish granted: a trip
to Hawaii to see relatives and swim with
dolphins. Heather was presented with an
orchid lei flown all the way from Hawaii.
FOURTH
DRUG SUSPECT IN CUSTODY

By
Jon Mayhew (GASTON
COUNTY) -- Corey Jamaal Howard
fled a drug raid in eastern Lincoln
County at the end of Januray. Howard's
run ended Wednesday when he turned
himself in to authorities in Gaston
County.
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Lincoln
County Courthouse
District
Court Calendar
for Friday 2/06/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/06/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING :
COURTROOM CLERK : TIFFANY LACKEY
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
:
:
:
NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ABARCA,ALVARO,VARELA EXPIRED REGISTRATION CARD/TAG BURGIN,B 09CR 000305
2 ABERNATHY,BRADLEY,ANTR FAIL TO WEAR SEAT BELT-DRIVER FUTRELL,J,M 08IF 703519
EXPIRED/NO INSPECTION FUTRELL,J,M 08IF 703519
3 ABERNATHY,CHRISTOPHER, DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED FUTRELL,J 08CR 006758
FAIL MAINTAIN LANE CONTROL FUTRELL,J 08CR 006758
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) FUTRELL,J 08CR 006758
4 ABERNATHY,JOHN,LEE FAIL TO WEAR SEAT BELT-DRIVER CASEY,C,M 08IF 703533
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UNDERCOVER
SUSPECT SURRENDERS

Lonniel
Phillips turned himsfle into Lincoln
County authorities Tuesday regarding drug
charges from December.
By
Jon Mayhew (STANLEY)
-- A Stanley man, on the run
from authorities since late last year on
drug charges, turns himself into Lincoln
County authorities on Tuesday.
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JUVENILES
CHARGED WITH SETTING FIRES
By
Jon Mayhew (DENVER)
-- While a 15-year-old East
Lincoln High School student hasn't been
formally charged in a fire at East
Lincoln Christian Ministries,
investigator Robin Powell with the
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is
recommending charges against the
juvenile.
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DON'T
FAKE IT
Man
charged with selling fake drugs

William
James "Mutt" Morrison feels
like a dog after being arrested for
selling fake drugs to undercover
officers. Photo contributed.
By
Jon Mayhew (DENVER)
-- A Lincolnton man is in
trouble after trying to sell narcotics
officers fake drugs in eastern Lincoln
County.
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story
LINCOLN
RESIDENT DIES IN AMBULANCE WRECK

Richard Bryant of Stanly was pulled from
a burning van in eastern Lincoln County
in November 2008.
Photo Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew [STANLY]
-- Richard Bryant, 51, survived
a serious van accident in eastern Lincoln
County in November 2008 when several
bystanders pulled him from the wreckage.
Tuesday,
the brother, son and father died after
the ambulance he was riding in crashed on
Interstate 20 in South Carolina.
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story

Lincoln
County Courthouse
Photo by Adam Diaz/The Carolina Scoop
District
Court Calendar
for Thursday 2/05/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/05/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING : K DEAN BLACK
COURTROOM CLERK : RUBY ANTHONY
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
:
:
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NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ALLEN,HERMAN,GUY,II SPEEDING 070/55 WALKER,M 08IF 003526
2 ATKIN,IAN,SCOTT DWLR CAUDLE,J 08CR 006614
3 BAILEY,ROBERT,LEWIS SPEEDING 060/45 WALKER,M 08CR 005583
DWLR WALKER,M 08CR 005583
4 BAILEY,ROBERT,LEWIS EXPIRED REGISTRATION CARD/TAG WALKER,M 08CR 005584
FICT/CNCL/REV REG CARD/TAG WALKER,M 08CR 005584
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MAN
CHARGED IN DRUG CASE
By
Jon Mayhew (VALE)
-- A Lincoln County man faces charges in
Cherryville after police say he sold
drugs to them.
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story
POLICE
LOOKING FOR "SQUEAKY" BANDITS
WD-40
taken from convenience store
By
Jon Mayhew (BOGER
CITY) -- Authorities are looking
for a pair of shoplifters who took WD-40
and fuel injection cleaner from a
convenience store after pre-paying for
gas.
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story
PATIENT
CITED FOR STEALING MEDICAL
SUPPLIES...AGAIN
By
Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON)
-- A Denver woman is cited for
stealing medical supplies from a local
hospital. And The Carolina Scoop has
learned it's not the first time Pamela
Bradshaw has tried to take supplies from
Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln.
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story
TRAFFIC
STOP LEADS TO ARREST
By
Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON)
-- A Hickory man is arrested
after Lincolnton Police stop the vehicle
for a tail light violation.
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story
"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS"
The Official Lincolnton Police Blotter

Lieutenant
Kent Lukach
Photo Submitted/The
Carolina Scoop
February 3,
2009
Lost Wallet:
Colonial Village Apartments. Lieutneant
Tony Hallman said subject lost his
wallet.
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Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective Kelly
Paris
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-00710
Obtaining Property by False
Pretense
Assigned: Detective Alvarad
Location: 7155 Old Plank Rd.
Victim: Joyce Mclean
Victim coercer into turning power of
attorney over to suspect
Date Reported: January 30, 2009
District C
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SHOOTING
VICTIM ARRESTED ON ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES

Shooting
victim Anthony Robinson is placed into a
Lincolnton Police cruiser under the
watchful eye of Sgt. Willie Vaughn.
Robinson is charged with a robbery that
happened a few days before he was shot.
By
Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON)
-- A Lincolnton man shot in
December is arrested Monday on armed
robbery charges.
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for the whole story

What
is the state of the health of the
residents of Lincoln County?
Kelly
Bragg told Lincoln County Commisisoners
Monday night.
See
the story below.
Obituaries
LINCOLNTON - Patricia
Irene Carpenter, age 67 of Story Woods
Road, passed away Monday, February 2,
2009 at her residence.
Click HERE for the obituary

Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
INCIDENT REPORT
Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2009-00665
Driving after Consuming
Underage, Possession of Sch. VI
Assigned: File Only (Dunigan)
Location: Waters St.
Victim: State of N.C.
Suspect under 21 and driving after
consuming
Date Reported: January 29, 2009
District A
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Lincoln
County Courthouse
Photo by Adam Diaz/The Carolina Scoop
District
Court Calendar
for Wednesday 2/04/09
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LOCATION: LINCOLNTON, NC DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF LINCOLN
COURT DATE: 02/04/09 TIME: 09:30 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 0001
JUDGE PRESIDING : K DEAN BLACK
COURTROOM CLERK : TIFFANY LACKEY
PROSECUTOR : KAY KILLIAN
:
:
:
:
NO. DEFENDANT NAME OFFENSE COMPLAINANT FILE NUMBER
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1 ALLRED,TYREEK,EDWUN SPEEDING 082/65 NEAL,R 08CR 003481
NO OPERATORS LICENSE NEAL,R 08CR 003481
2 ANANDA,NORMAN DRIVE LEFT OF CENTER NEAL,R 08IF 003612
3 ASBILL,CRAIG,OWEN DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED NEAL,R 08CR 005782
EXPIRED/NO INSPECTION NEAL,R 08CR 005782
4 ASBILL,CRAIG,OWEN SPEEDING 088/65 NEAL,R 08CR 005783
RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER NEAL,R 08CR 005783
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