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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Child custody exchange leads to shooting: Sheriff
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A shooting incident occurred during a child custody exchange in Rowan County, resulting in a victim being transported to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. According to the report, a patient was transported in a personally owned vehicle to Novant Hospital in Salisbury with apparent gunshot wounds. Information obtained at the hospital led deputies to determine that a shooting had taken place on Grants Creek Road. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered Melvin and Raynard Bookhart. Both were escorted outside of the crime scene and agreed to speak with investigators. Investigators discovered several firearms in the residence, along with ammunition. The shooting incident allegedly took place during a child custody exchange, at which time an altercation took place between Melvin Bookhart and the victim. At some point during the altercation, shots were fired, which resulted in the victim being struck multiple times. It was also discovered that both Melvin Bookhart and Raynard Bookhart were convicted felons. Both were charged with possession of a firearm by convicted felon, and Melvin was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious bodily injury. The victim was eventually transported from Novant Health Rowan Medical Center to Presbyterian Hospital for further treatment. At this time, the investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to reach out to Detective D. Fero or Detective Sgt. K. Holshouser or contact Rowan County Crime Stoppers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Man faces new charges after Rowan County custody exchange shooting
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man is facing more charges after a shooting incident occurred during a child custody exchange in Rowan County. PREVIOUS: Child custody exchange leads to shooting: Sheriff Melvin Bookhart, who was charged with the shooting in this case, has also been charged with Statutory Rape of a Child Less than 15 years old. During the investigation, investigators were able to determine that the female who had brought the child to the home for the child custody exchange had also previously been involved in an intimate relationship with Melvin. Both Melvin and the female admitted that the child was conceived during their relationship. Investigators were able to determine that at the time of that intimate relationship, Melvin was 37 and the female was 14. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Associated Press
01-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Jabil plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in North Carolina with manufacturing investment
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Electronics maker Jabil Inc. aims to create nearly 1,200 jobs in central North Carolina, spending $500 million to create a manufacturing facility that will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence data centers. Gov. Josh Stein's office and the company said the manufacturing operation will be in Rowan County, which is about 45 miles (72.4 kilometers) northeast of Charlotte. The investment will be made over several years, with capital spending of $264 million and 1,181 jobs proposed by the end of 2030, according to a state document released Monday along with the plant's planned location. The Florida-based multinational company already has 30 locations in the U.S., including three in North Carolina that employ about 1,000 workers. The minimum average wages for the new jobs will be about $62,000, with opportunities for manufacturing and engineering professionals, state officials said. 'The drive to build AI data centers is only accelerating in the United States,' Matt Crowley, a Jabil executive vice president, said in a news release by Stein's office. 'We are excited to help meet that demand, provide additional scale and capabilities for our data center customers, and empower the AI solutions of the future.' North Carolina competed with Florida to host the project, according to a document provided by the state Commerce Department. The document said state and local incentives total more than $21 million, from which Jabil could receive cash payments of $11.3 million over 12 years if it meets investment and job-creation thresholds. The Job Development Investment Grant was approved Monday by a state incentives committee, Stein's office said.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
I-85 ‘road rage' driver vanishes after bullet misses other driver's head ‘by inches'
Deputies searched Saturday for a 'road rage' driver who fired multiple rounds into another car on Interstate 85 in Rowan County during Friday afternoon rush hour. A bullet missed the other driver's head by 'less than three inches,' lodging in the driver's headrest, according to a Rowan County Sheriff's Office statement. 'The victim, who suffered non-life threatening injuries, reported that a truck had sped up behind them and, in an apparent road rage incident, pulled up next to their vehicle, displayed a handgun and fired multiple shots,' sheriff's officials said. Investigators aren't saying what they believe prompted the road rage. Bullets were fired around 5:15 p.m. near I-85 exit 68, just north of Cabarrus County, investigators said. After the shooting, the driver who was shot at pulled over and waited for emergency crews on N.C. 152 East. EMS took the driver to Atrium Health Cabarrus hospital. Investigators aren't saying if the driver was shot, only that 'he is lucky to be alive,' according to the sheriff's statement. Deputies are looking for a white, two-door, Chevrolet extended cab truck with a black logo and red or yellow markings. The logo had the word 'Construction' and possibly a phone number near the bottom, deputies said. .Witnesses saw the driver head north into Davidson County. Investigators urged anyone with information in the case to contact sheriff's Lt. Ryan Barkley at 704-216-8711 or Rowan County Crime Stoppers at 866-639-5245 or
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Machetes used in wooded-area hunt for Rowan County fugitive
MOREHEAD, Ky. (FOX 56) — New information was released on Friday about a fugitive who escaped from custody in Rowan County. The Morehead Police Department issued a public safety alert around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, saying 35-year-old Anthony Martinez escaped from the U.K. Saint Claire Hospital in Morehead. In a Facebook post Friday morning, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office said Martinez was wanted for bank robbery and other charges. Reportedly, the police department received information on Thursday that Martinez may have been in a densely wooded area near Triplett Creek. They used machetes to cut their way through and spotted Martinez, giving him commands to get on the ground, the sheriff's office said. RELATED | Possibly dangerous Kentucky fugitive who escaped hospital arrested Martinez reportedly ran directly into an officer, and at one point, he was able to slip one handcuff from his wrist and assaulted the officer, telling him he was going to kill him. Other officers tried to get control of Martinez, but he continued fighting back, attempting to grab their weapons and pushing officers, ending up in the cold water of Triplett Creek. 'This suspect was approximately 6′ 2″, weighing approximately 240 pounds, and willing to do anything, including killing police officers, to keep from being returned to jail. I can only imagine what he may have done if he had encountered an unarmed resident,' Rowan County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. Nicholasville nonprofit gets a helping hand for a day of service Machetes used in wooded-area hunt for Rowan County fugitive Kentucky education leaders push back as federal mental health grants for schools face cuts In the sheriff's office call said that, despite what the news release from the Morehead Police Department would make you think, the arrest wasn't normal. 'So now that you know 'The rest of the story,' if you see one of the officers involved in this arrest, do exactly what I did, say thank you! Thank you for going above and beyond, thank you for putting your life on the line to make sure a dangerous fugitive is back where he belongs!' the Rowan County Sheriff's Office said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
