While Troy Smith Jr. notified the Halifax County Sheriff's Office Antwaan Deandre Clanton was mistakenly released from prison last Thursday, he failed to notify the Odom Correctional Institution chain of command about the mistake until Monday.
Before Roanoke Rapids police began investigating a rape which eventually led to Antwaan Clanton being charged Monday, they investigated a claim of an attempted rape, leading two people to being charged with resisting and obstructing officers.
Four members of the Halifax County Jail staff resigned last week following an internal investigation at the facility.
A house on Sycamore Street in Weldon has been targeted twice in two days by reputed metal thieves, each time leading to arrests following anonymous calls to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
Evidence at a drowning scene at the Thelma bridge indicates one of the victims tried to pull himself out of the waters of Roanoke Rapids Lake.
