North Carolina

Jailer Quits Job Mid-Trip While Transporting Inmates

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A man from Orlando, Florida, was apprehended in North Carolina after he abruptly resigned from his job as a private jailer while transporting a van full of inmates, according to North Carolina authorities. The incident, which began as a problematic workday, has now escalated into multiple criminal charges that could result in significant prison time. Joshua James Pinquet, 21, is facing five felony charges of second-degree kidnapping and one felony charge of larceny by servants …

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School Brawl Caught on Video Results in Fatal Stabbing of 15-Year-Old Student

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A tragic incident unfolded on Monday at Southeast Raleigh High School in North Carolina when a 15-year-old student was fatally stabbed by a 14-year-old classmate during a brawl that was captured on camera. The violent altercation also resulted in a 16-year-old student being hospitalized with a non-life-threatening stab wound. Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson confirmed the incident during a press conference, stating that both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, one of the …

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North Carolina Father Charged with Murder of Newborn Son in Hospital

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A 22-year-old father from Raleigh, North Carolina, was taken into custody last week, charged with the fatal assault of his three-week-old son in a hospital where the baby’s twin sister was being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Noah Benjamin Bliss was arrested on Friday, facing allegations of first-degree murder and intentional child abuse resulting in severe physical harm, as per court records. The victim, Gunner Bliss, was the son of the accused. …

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Man’s Body Mistaken for Halloween Decoration

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The family of Robert Owens, a 34-year-old man whose remains were found in an abandoned property in China Grove, North Carolina, is seeking answers after his body was mistaken for a Halloween decoration for several days. Owens was last seen alive on October 1, and his body was discovered a week later on the long driveway of the deserted house. According to the family, a man who had been mowing the lawn at the property …

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McDonald’s Employee Charged with Murder Following Dispute

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A McDonald’s employee in Hendersonville, North Carolina, is facing murder charges after a fatal shooting incident at the fast-food chain, local law enforcement reported. The accused, 35-year-old Sam Antwan Ivey, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in relation to the shooting that occurred on Monday morning. The incident reportedly originated from a disagreement between two women at a nearby bus stop. One woman sought safety in the McDonald’s, with the other woman pursuing …

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Drive-Thru Dispute Leads to Shooting at Taco Bell

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A dispute over change at a Taco Bell drive-thru in Charlotte, North Carolina, escalated into a shooting incident, according to local law enforcement. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reported receiving calls about a shooting at the fast-food restaurant on the city’s east side around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, officers discovered an employee with multiple gunshot wounds. Eyewitnesses recounted to the police that a customer, after ordering food at the drive-thru, became irate, believing he …

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90-Year-Old Uses Acupuncture Needles to Paralyze Woman and Sexually Assault Her

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A nonagenarian holistic health practitioner in North Carolina is facing serious charges related to sexual assault. Shi-Ying Kuai, 90, is accused of using his acupuncture needles to temporarily paralyze a patient, leading to his arrest on September 26. The Asheville Police Department has charged him with one count each of second-degree forced sex offense and sexual battery. The alleged assault occurred in August at Kuai’s home-based acupuncture clinic on Arlington Street. However, specific details about …

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Google Maps Blamed for Fatal Accident

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The family of a North Carolina resident who met a tragic end after his car fell off a dilapidated bridge is seeking legal recourse against tech giant Google. The family claims that Google Maps, the company’s navigation application, directed the man to the hazardous path, despite numerous alerts about the bridge’s precarious state. Philip Paxson, a 47-year-old medical device sales representative and a former U.S. Navy serviceman, was returning home from his daughter’s birthday celebration …

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Man Charged in Immigrant Wife’s Death, Throwing Body Off Bridge

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A North Carolina man has been apprehended and charged in connection with the death of his wife, a recent immigrant from Iraq. Omar Matthew Ibrahim Drabick, 34, was arrested by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. He faces charges of first-degree murder and concealment of an unnatural death. The body of Drabick’s wife, Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat, also 34, was discovered on August 29 by a boater near a boat ramp in Jordan Lake, located …

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Man Sentenced for Stabbing Parents 69 Times, Kidnapping Niece

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A North Carolina man, Curis Atkinson Jr., 43, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the brutal murder of his parents and the kidnapping of his 11-year-old niece. The court found Atkinson guilty of the 2017 murders of his parents, Ruby and Curtis Atkinson Sr., and the subsequent abduction of his niece, who was reportedly made to witness the horrific crime. Atkinson and his girlfriend, Nikkia Cooper, were evicted from their home on …

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