A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested yesterday for kidnapping his girlfriend, nailing the door shut and then threatening to kill her, Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Jeff Hinton said in a press release today.
Cody Ryan Roundtree,18, was arrested around 11:30 a.m. and charged with first-degree kidnapping, assault by strangulation, assault on female and communicating threats. He was jailed on $75,000 bond.
Hinton said the arrest stems from a domestic dispute with his girlfriend at their Chockyotte Street residence.
Roundtree allegedly forcibly took his girlfriend into the residence, nailed the door shut, choked her and threatened to kill her.
In his 24 years, Roanoke Rapids Public Works Director Richard Parnell has never seen anything like it: Ten storm grates stolen from city streets, 28 from the River’s Edge subdivision — 24 grates and four manhole covers — and 12 taken from Carolina Crossroads.
“The cost of metal is going back up,” Parnell said yesterday. “I’m guessing they’re cutting them up and hiding them in other junk.”
He is referring to metal thieves and It takes effort to steal the grates, the public works director said. Many times when the city has to remove them employees use a backhoe because they are so heavy. “It’s not something you just take off the side of the road. It really takes two people to pick them up.”
The grates probably weigh between 100 to 150 pounds, Parnell said, and there only a few solutions to making them theft resistant. “We don’t like to weld them down or solder them,” he said, because it makes maintenance difficult. There are locking mechanisms but they are more expensive than what the city buys.
Another problem when buying replacement grates is they come as one unit, forcing the city to take them apart to use only the parts they need.
They cost between $185 to $235 so the city will have to spend approximately $2,400 to replace the ones stolen off city streets.
River’s Edge will have to pay about $5,000 for its own grates and the state will most likely pay for the ones at Carolina Crossroads, Parnell said.
Replacing the grates is something the city has to do because of the liability it presents, he said. “We don’t want someone walking at dusk and stepping in them.”
The River’s Edge storm drainage system is 18- to 20-feet deep where the grates were stolen, he said.
“It’s a balance between safety and liability,” Parnell said.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department continues to investigate the thefts. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police department at 252-533-2810 or Halifax County Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
The man charged in the slaying of one of six women found dead over the past four years in rural Edgecombe County lived in Scotland Neck for eight months, the town’s police chief confirmed.
A man was assaulted last night with a pipe, according to the Roanoke Rapids Police Department.
Chief Jeff Hinton said officers received an assault call around 8 p.m. at 215 Taylor St.
The victim, Patrick Terry, told police Antonio Baker struck him with a pipe.
Terry was treated and released from Halifax Regional Medical Center.
Baker was arrested and charged with assault with deadly weapon and was jailed under $1,000 bond. His court date is Sept. 18.
The Weldon Police Department will meet with the District Attorney’s office tomorrow to discuss additional charges in a fatal crash Saturday.
Chief Mark Macon expects more charges will be filed against Jonathan James Brown, 21, of Weldon.
Brown was the driver of a car which struck a utility pole Saturday night. His brother, Jeremy Lemuel Harvey, 19, of Halifax, was killed.
Brown already faces charges of DWI, careless and reckless driving, driving while license revoked and driving left of center.
He was released from custody on a written promise to appear in court due to a medical condition he received in the crash.
Harvey was ejected from the vehicle following the crash, which occurred around 10:27 p.m. at the intersection of Elm and Sixth streets in town.
When officers arrived Brown was holding his brother in his arms and crying, apologizing for what he allegedly did.
The crash occurred when Brown, along with Harvey and Willie Ray Pittman Jr. of Weldon, were coming back from the county.
Brown was allegedly driving the vehicle approximately 67 mph in a 25 mph zone when the vehicle crossed the center line, struck a utility pole with a transformer on it, splitting the pole, and then knocking down a stop sign. The crash knocked power out for a period of time.
The vehicle rolled over once, ejecting Harvey and then landed upright. Witnesses told police the engine compartment began smoking and it became engulfed in flames as officers arrived.
Brown and Pittman got out of the car safely but Pittman sustained a broken arm, collar bone and had bones broken in his chest.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of two men on Sunday morning just before 3. The victims went to Halifax Regional Medical Center by private vehicle, Major Bruce Temple said in a news release.
The men stated that they were in the area of Highway 903 and Roper Springs Road in Littleton when they were shot as a sport utility vehicle drove by. The men were struck in the lower extremities and are in good condition.
If anyone has information about this crime call Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is investigating several vandalism reports on Mobley Street near West 10th Street, between the hours of 11 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday. Windows were broken, tires were damaged and property was spray painted.
Major Bruce Temple said in a press release the sheriff's office had a complaint where a white Monte Carlo was driving in the area of nearby Wedgewood Drive shooting a gun. It is not known if the two are related.
If anyone has information about these cases please call Crimestoppers 252-583-4444.
A Halifax man is dead after his brother crashed into a utility pole and stop sign in the town limits of Weldon Saturday night, police Chief Mark Macon said.
When officers arrived, Jonathan James Brown, 21, of Weldon, was holding his brother in his arms and crying, apologizing for what he allegedly did, Macon said this morning.
Brown’s brother, 19-year-old Jeremy Lemuel Harvey, of Halifax, was ejected from the vehicle following the crash, which occurred around 10:27 p.m. at the intersection of Elm and Sixth streets in town.
The crash occurred when Brown, along with Harvey and Willie Ray Pittman Jr. of Weldon, were coming back from the county.
Macon said Brown was allegedly driving the vehicle approximately 67 mph in a 25 mph zone when the vehicle crossed the center line, struck a utility pole with a transformer on it, splitting the pole, and then knocking down a stop sign. The crash knocked power out for a period of time.
The vehicle rolled over once, ejecting Harvey and then landed upright. Witnesses told police the engine compartment began smoking and it became engulfed in flames as officers arrived.
Brown and Pittman got out of the car safely but Pittman sustained a broken arm, collar bone and had bones broken in his chest.
The police department charged Brown with DWI, careless and reckless driving, driving while license revoked and driving left of center.
The police department planned to meet with the District Attorney’s office today and more charges are expected.
Brown was released from custody on a written promise to appear in court due to a medical condition he received in the crash.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following:
•Officers responded to an assault call on Oak Street around 2:15 a.m. Sunday. Chief Jeff Hinton said a 41-year-old woman was beaten in the face by Jack Eldridge Bryant, 24, of Roanoke Rapids. Bryant was arrested yesterday afternoon at his residence on 411 Oak St. and charged with assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He was jailed under no bond. The victim was flown to Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
•Officers responded to a stabbing on Southgate Drive around 11 a.m. Sunday. The victim, Donald Yellorday, 33, was stabbed during an argument with Cedric Parker. Parker allegedly stabbed Yellorday with a kitchen knife and then fled the area on foot. Warrants have been obtained for Parker’s arrest but have not been served yet.
•Willie Tillery was arrested over the weekend for robbery. Tillery went to a man's house on Marshall Street who allegedly owed him $5. Hinton said he was armed with a handgun Tillery demanded money and assaulted the occupants of the house and then fled with the $5.
Two men charged in the July 24 Weldon Produce armed robbery now face charges in a July 15 break-in on Elm Street in Weldon, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Detective Doug Pilgreen charged Raymond Mills, 19, and Tyrell Brack, 18, both of the Weldon area, for felony breaking and entering and felony larceny after breaking and entering.
On July 15 deputies responded to a residence on Elm Street in the Weldon area where a television was stolen.
Brack was placed in jail under a $5,000 bond and Mills under a $3,000 bond. Both men have Sept. 23 court dates.
Brack and Mills were arrested last week along with James Tyreese Webb, 24, and Jessie Webb, 48, in the Weldon Produce armed robbery on July 24.
The armed robbery occurred at 11 a.m. at the company located at 113 Maple St. Two people entered the building, one of them carrying a gun, and demanded money. The men left the company with an undisclosed amount of money.
The Weldon Police Department has been investigating the case since the robbery and was able to make arrests last week.
Jessie Webb, an employee of the company, was charged with conspiracy to armed robbery while the other men were charged with armed robbery. While only two of the men allegedly went inside, a third man served as lookout.
Mills was already in jail charged with other crimes including break-ins at Weldon City Schools, a case which remains under investigation.
