POSSIBLE HATE CRIME BEING INVESTIGATED

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- A white Lincolnton man, arrested and charged over the
weekend with harrassing his hispanic female neighbor, posts bond on a
Saturday and is named a suspect in a Sunday incident.

Around 7pm Sunday, police were called to the woman's residence on
Wendover Street, where Robert Gregory Burns was accused of throwing
eggs at the womans' vehicle.

Just a day prior, Burns was arrested with communicating threats; injury to
real property; and second degree trespass.

According to Marcia Mendoza, Burns threw eggs at her car and threatened
to kill her and her daughter Sunday night. Authorities told Mendoza to seek
a domestic violence protection order, referred to as a "50-B."

Police tried talking to Burns but they were unsuccessful.

Bond on the original charges was set at $1,000 unsecured. Burns' court
date on the original charges was set for Feb. 3, 2009.

It's not known if the woman will press charges on the latest incident.