Alert Urgent Marion man injured in shooting in Newton; police say 1 gunman charged Sarah C. Johnson May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 Updated May 12, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Lincolnton man is charged in a shooting that injured one person at the Love’s Travel Stop in Newton on Monday.kAmy@?E2G:FD y2G6D {:EE=6;@9?[ af[ :D 492C865 H:E9 76=@?J 2EE6>AE65 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C[ 76=@?J 2DD2F=E :?7=:4E:?8 D6C:@FD 3@5:=J :?;FCJ[ 76=@?J A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 7:C62C> 3J 2 76=@? 2?5 >:D56>62?@C 2DD2F=E H:E9 2 5625=J H62A@? H:E9 2 >:?@C AC6D6?E[ E96 }6HE@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5 :? 2? FA52E65 ?6HD C6=62D6 @? %F6D52J]k^AmkAm%96 >2? H9@ H2D D9@E :? E96 {@G6’D %C2G6= $E@A A2C<:?8 =@E H2D :56?E:7:65 2D #@?2=5 s2G:5 #F>=6J yC][ af[ @7 |2C:@?] }6HE@? 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NC teen to spend 10 months in prison for threatening universities Michael Tedder threatened to kill students and staff at Georgia Tech, Louisville and University of North Texas.
Dismissed mid-trial: Catawba Couonty police chief no longer facing charges "This is all because of Dee Dee Dawkins and her soul is still not resting because there was no justice," the police chief said.
Marion woman charged in burglary cases from 2020, 2023 with DNA evidence The charges stem from the break-in of a residence on Mack Noblitt Road in 2020 and the break-in of a storage unit in Marion in 2023.
