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Regional Briefs: Lake Lure man kills rival, then himself
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Published: November 15, 2009
HENDERSONVILLE -- Authorities say that a man killed his former girlfriend's new boyfriend before turning the gun on himself.
Joseph Gaydish, 31, of Lake Lure died at an Asheville hospital early yesterday morning.
Gaydish killed Russell Flood, 26, of Pisgah Forest, Henderson Police Capt. David Adams said
Adams said that Gaydish asked Flood and his ex-girlfriend to meet him at a Hendersonville restaurant. The three got in a car and rode around together late Friday when Gaydish shot Flood from the back seat, then killed himself.
The girlfriend, 29, also of Pisgah Forest, said that she and Gaydish broke up several months ago but were still friendly.
Man in wheelchair is hit by car
A car struck a man in a motorized wheelchair yesterday near downtown Winston-Salem.
The incident happened about 9 a.m. at the intersection of Sixth and Poplar streets, Winston-Salem Police said.
The victim, Walter Murrill, 77, a resident of the Crystal Towers apartments on Sixth Street, was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
No charges will be filed, police also said.
Man arrested on drug charges
A Winston-Salem man is facing several drug charges, including trafficking.
Winston-Salem police arrested Jerome Montre Higgins, 29, of 1013 Leona St. on Friday.
He is charged with one count each of trafficking in at least 58 grams of cocaine, possession with intent to sell and distribute, maintaining a dwelling in a hotel room for a controlled substance, and intent to use drug paraphernalia.
Higgins was in the Forsyth County Jail last night, with bond set at $175,000. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 3.
Mother of missing girl arrested
FAYETTEVILLE -- Authorities say that the mother of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared from a mobile-home park has been charged with human trafficking and other offenses.
The Fayetteville Police Department said in a news release last night that the girl's mother, Antoinette Nicole Davis, also faced charges of child abuse and filing a false police report, but did not say whether they were related to the girl's disappearance.
Authorities say they still do not know where Shaniya Davis is.
Authorities have said that Mario Andrette McNeill has admitted to kidnapping the girl, though his attorney says he will plead not guilty to the charge.
Surveillance footage showed McNeill carrying Shaniya into a hotel room on Tuesday morning, when she was reported missing .
Man gets 58 years in sex crime
DOBSON -- A Mount Airy man was sentenced Tuesday to a very long prison-term after a jury convicted him Tuesday on charges that he had sex with two girls in 2007.
Patrick Loren Towe, 38, was convicted in Surry Superior Court on two counts of first-degree statutory rape of a child under 13, and three counts of a first-degree statutory sexual offense involving a child under 13.
A judge sentenced Towe to serve nearly 58 years to more than 70 years in prison.
Towe was accused of having sex with two girls, 9 and 4, in the summer and fall of 2007, authorities said.
Teenager with gun arrested
RALEIGH -- Authorities say that a teenager was charged after walking into a high-school cafeteria with an unloaded pistol.
Four teenagers were charged with trespassing at Broughton High School in Raleigh. Authorities say that the four boys entered the school through a side entrance in the cafeteria.
Two are 15 and two are 16.
Broughton Principal Steve Mares said he is glad that the teens were caught quickly. He credited staff training in spotting strangers.
Parents said that it is little consolation that the .22-caliber weapon was unloaded.
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