One person has been charged and Roanoke Rapids police are looking for another following a Thursday night armed robbery at a New Dixie Mart store on Roanoke Avenue.
The Weldon Police Department reported the following, according to Chief James Avens:
Marquis Whitmore will spend approximately 10 to nearly 14 years in prison after a Halifax County jury found him guilty this morning of felony death by motor vehicle in the December 20, 2014, traffic death of Leslie Fishel.
One of the suspects in a Thursday night armed robbery fired a shot into the ceiling of the store at the intersection of Roanoke Avenue and Jackson Street Extension.
Fire caused significant damage to a kitchen at a residence in the 1100 block of Park Avenue this afternoon.
Jurors in the trial of Marquis Whitmore confirmed to the presiding judge they have reached one unanimous verdict.
Roanoke Rapids police are investigating a robbery which occurred this evening at New Dixie Mart at the intersection of Roanoke Avenue and Jackson Street Extension near KapStone.
A Winston-Salem man was arrested today for reportedly throwing a bag over a fence at Caledonia Correctional Institution which contained cell phones, tobacco and a variety of drugs including sexual dysfunction dosage units.
A Harrellsville man died in a single-vehicle crash outside Enfield this afternoon.
The state intends to seek a second-degree murder conviction against Marquis Whitmore based on two theories.
