6 A Rocky Mount Telegram SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 www.rockymounttelegram.com ROCKY MOUNT Two arrested in conjunction with assault ROCKY MOUNT Traffic stops leads to seizure of handguns, drugs ROCKY MOUNT Police seek suspects in man's armed robbery The Thursday night traffic stop of a suspicious velucle led to officers seizing two weapons and drugs. Police said officers stopped a car shortly before 9 p.m. on the 1300 block of East Raleigh Boulevard, when they said they smelled illegal substances and searched the vehicle. According to police reports, officers seized A man working on his car was robbed Thursday night on the 100 block of King Richard Court Police said the 25-year-old man was working on his car around 6:30 p.m. when a burgundy van pulled up and three of the iJLU -Jl FARMER DAVIS T.PITTS Two men were jailed early Friday morning in connection with the assault of three women at an apartment on the 500 block of Eastern Avenue.
According to police reports, two women and a teenager were at an apartment when one of the women's ex-boyfriends arrived. Police said Antonio Trevon Iritis, 23, strangled his ex-girlfriend, stole her cellphone and refused to let her leave. Thomas Earl Pitts 24, allegedly assaulted the women as well. The women were treated by Emergency Medical Service IKrsonnel. HARPER mnm a revolver, a handgun, a cellphone, cigar, marijuana, cocaine and money.
James Earl Harper, 24, was charged with felony possession of marijuana with the intent to sell and deliver, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia He was issued a $1 1,500 secured bond. five occupants got out of the velucle. According to police reports, one of suspects approached the victim and demanded money from him at gunpoint The victim complied and the suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Investigators determined the identities of three suspects Charles Davis 24; Marquis Farmer, 20; and Shyheim Pitt, 18 -mi 1 iiTnir inwui liU pin PARKER A. PITTS and obtained warrants for robbery with a dangerous weapon against the men.
Anyone with information on the suspects' wherealnnits is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 977-1111 or Fivm staff reports Wilbert Parks' 33, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon, transporting weapons, possession of marijuana with the intent to sell and deliver and possession of cocaine. He was jailed in Edgecombe County under a $19,000 secured bond. Antonio Pitts was charged with assault by strangulation, kidnapping and larceny. Thomas Pitts was charged with two counts of assault Both men were jailed in Edgecombe County without IkjiuLs. Flap continues over Lejeune health assessment TTS-'ir'-.
I are essential and critical to ensuring full and complete information about exposures to hazardous substances is available to the public," the six legislators wrote. This is especially necessary in the instance of Camp Lejeune, where hundreds of thousands of unwitting military service members and their families were exposed to extremely high levels of known human carcinogens over a span of more than three decades." Burr, Rubio and Ross are Republicans; Dingell, NeLson and Hagan are Democrats. The lawmakers included the request for a cancer study in a follow-up letter Friday. assessment was withdrawn four years ago because of incomplete data They said they also are concerned the agency will ignore "the potential for harmful exposures via inhalation" in the decade and a half after contaminated wells at the coastal North Carolina base were taken off line. The Aug.
9 letter to CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden was signed by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan of North Carolina; Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson of Florida; and U.S.
Reps. Dennis Ross of Florida and John Dingell of Michigan. "Public Health Assessments RALEIC.H (AP) A bipartisan group of T.S. senators and congressmen is urging the Centers for Disease Control to complete a new, comprehensive report on the health effects of toxic tip water at the Camp Lejeune Marine base. The lawmakers also want the agency to investigate whether leople were exjxised to airborne toxins inside buildings after contaminated ells at the North Carolina base were closed in 1985.
And they asked the agency to kx)k into the feasibility of a "cancer incidence study" for Lejeune. The four senators and two representatives were reacting to AP FILE PHOTO A sign cautions visitors outside a 'pump and treat' facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune. news that the Agency for Toxic intends to issue a less comprehen-Substances and Disease Registry, sive report than the one it released or ATSDR, "a division of the CDC, in 1997. The original public health Governor considers tribal casino with S.C. tribe without their approval.
N.C. House Speaker Pro Tern Skip Stam of Apex opposes gambling and said the proposed prominent location off a major interstate would generate "10 times as much gambling" as the destination resort operated by the Cherokees in the mountains of Western North Carolina The Catawba Nation is a federally recognized tribe near Rock Hill, S.C, with about 2,800 Republicans don't like the idea Ilendersonville N.C. Sen. Tom Apodaca, the chambers No. 2 Republican, said N.C.
Senate leader Phil Berger and the majority Republican caucus would oppose the effort. "We don't need an out-of-state tribe coming into North Carolina and oK'iiing a casino," Apodaca said Thursday. Apodaca said state lawmakers could revoke the governor's power to enter a gambling agreement initiative. State commerce officials have only been gathering information and "are nowhere near the point in time where we've taken a stance on tliis," Ellis said in an interview. A spokeswoman for the Cataw-bas denied the tribe is seeking to operate in North Carolina The project would require a gambling compact, which McCrory could authorize without lawmakers' approval.
But some of McCrory's fellow a potential casino operated by the Catawba Indian Nation. Hawkins says the site along Interstate 85 south of Kings Mountain could include a casino, hotel and other retail businesses. A spokesman for McCrory would not talk this week about the possibility because the project is still under discussion. Josh Ellis, an assistant secretary in McCrory's Commerce Department, said Friday the casino idea is a Cleveland County project, not a state CILRLOTTE (AP) Gov. Pat McCrory's administration is considering an agreement to allow a South Carolina-based Indian trile to ojjen a casino near the state line.
Cleveland Comity Board of Commissioners Chairman Roiuiie I Iawkins said, in a story reported by The Charlotte Observer and the News Observer of Raleigh, that officials in his comity met last month with a senior economic adviser to the governor to talk about OBITUARIES DEATHS Cornelia Frances Hinton Sue Parrish Farmer 79, GOLDSBORO Mrs. Sue Parrish Farmer, Rev. Lilly officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. GOLDSBORO Austin NASHVILLE Cornelia Frances Hinton, 93, of Momeyer, died Thursday, August 15, 2013. Graveside Service, Saturday, August 17, 11 AM, Forest Hills Cemetery. She was a retired bookkeeper for Wood Motor Service and Hinton Brothers Builders. "Aunt Frances" was a very special friend and motherly figure to her nieces and nephews.
She loved gardening, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2 pm in the mausoleum at Pinewood Memorial Park. Sue, a native of Nash County, had been a resident of Greenville for 42 years, and a resident of Golds-boro for the past six months. She was a beautician and owned Sue's Set and Style. She was an avid contributor to the Ronald McDonald Houses and the newborn nursery's of Pitt and Lenoir Counties.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allison "Monk" Farmer in 2011 who operated Greenville Upholstery; and sisters, Estelle Proctor and Selma Grimes. She is survived by her daught er, Beverly Farmer Moore and husband, Craig, of Goldsboro; son, Paul A. Farmer and wife, Phyllis, of Winterville; grand LEWISTON Annie Louise Sumner Gunnells, 94, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by Letchworth Funeral Home.
GARYSBl'RG Gregory Dale Hunter, 54, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. The funeral will be held at 11 am. Monday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 to II am. Monday at the church. Arrangements are by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids. Lillie Mae Cogdell, 85, died Wednesday, Aug.
14, 2013. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home. Arrangements are by H.D. Pope and the News and baking and reading magazines She always made holiday Whitaker, 89, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by Mclntyre Funeral I lome and Florist.
R. Pitt, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by Hemby Willoughby Mortuary, Inc. in Tarboro.
TARBORO Julian E. Thompson, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. The funeral will be held at 1 1 am. Monday at Brentwood Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Bishop Jimmy Whitfield officiating.
Visitation will be at the home, 508 Slii-loh Rd Arrangements are by Carlisle Funeral Home, Inc. in Tarboro. Observer on a daily basis, occasions special with her handmade seasonal children, Brahdee McLawhorn and fianc, Jason Hardy, Landon Moore and Jake Fanner; great-grandchildren, Will Rapp and Asher Andrews; sister, Glennie Proctor, brother, Chester Parrish; and sister in-law, Edna Winstead, of Elm City. The family will receive friends Saturday 6 to 8 pm at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneral-home.com Margaret Sherrod Taylor TARBORO Margaret Sherrod Taylor, 81, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, August 18, in Greenwood Cemetery at 2:00 pm with Dr. Ed Conner officiating. Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Shank" Taylor. She leaves behind to cherish her memory a loving family, including: Daughters, Sheila Taylor, of Washington, NC; Janet Brewer, and husband, Joe, of Tarboro; Grandson, Robbie Brewer, of TarborojSpecial Friend, Vickie Phifer, of Tarboro. favors at each place setting and for many years provided flowers, all home grown, for the senior citizens luncheons at Momeyer Baptist Church.
Surviving is her sister, Gloria Creekmore of Momeyer; nieces and nephews, Phillip Hinton (Dot) of Beaufort, Lyle Sorensen (Mary) of Huntington Beach, CA, Chris Sorensen (Linda) of Clarksville, VA Joseph Sorensen (Robin) of Charlotte, Frances Sorensen of Danville, VA, Mafia Parker (Wayland) of Wilson, Kimberly Loftin (Patrick) of Knightdale, Courtney Bass (Lance) of Spring Hope, Claire Norton (Terry) of Irmo, SC and David Creekmore (Samantha) of Rocky Mount; several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Daisy Jackson Hinton; sister, Eleanor Sorensen; brothers, Frederick Hinton and Zachary Hinton. Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, (252) 237-7171, Funeral Home in Rocky Mount. TARBORO Saunder Ellis, 53, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2013.
Arrangements will be announced by Hemby Willoughby Mortuary, Inc. of Tarboro. LOUISBURG-Percy Van "Pete" Dunston, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2013. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m.
Monday at Mitchell Baptist Church, with the ZEBULON Donald Hodge, 66, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by William Toney's Funeral Home in Zebulon. RALEIGH Nathaniel Clemons, 90, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2013.
Arrangements will be announced by William Toney's Funeral Home in Zebulon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Margaret's memory may be made to the Cobb Memorial Presbyterian Church, or to Vidant Hospice of Greenville. The family will receive friends and relatives at any time at the home, 2219 Oak Tarboro, NC. Arrangements are by Carlisle Funeral Home, Inc. of Tarboro.
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