Death scene
Fort Bragg Medivac personnel, Hoke Rescue workers, killed Saturday in a parachuting accident just west of
Raeford police and Hoke Sheriff's deputies surround the Raeford Airport. (Photo by Pam Frederick)
the body of Lt. Colonel Dale A. Burroughs who was
By Sherry Matthews
An Army investigation is contin
uing this week into the parachuting
death of a Fort Bragg Lieutenant
Colonel who was killed in Hoke
County Saturday, a spokesman
said.
Authorities with the 18th Air
borne Sport Parachute Safety
squad are looking into why Lt.
Colonel Dale Allen Burroughs'
parachute "failed to fully deploy"
during a sport jump Saturday
afternoon.
Burroughs, 44, was jumping
with the Green Beret Parachute
Club at the Raeford Airport when
the fatal accident occurred, Army
records say.
Hoke County Sheriff's reports
show that two fellow parachutist
were jumping with the 22-year Ar
my veteran when his parachute
failed to open.
The two witnesses noted in the
report that Burroughs "made
every attempt...all the way in...to
get the parachute open, but
failed."
The Lt. Colonel, who was
scheduled to retire May 1, fell in an
open field approximately one-half
mile west of the Raeford-Hoke
County Airport runway, reports
show.
Burroughs died from the injuries
and impact sustained in the acci
dent, the reports say.
Hoke County Medical Examiner
Dr. R. G. Townsend pronounced
Burroughs dead at the scene at ap
proximately 2:30 p.m.
The body was transported by a
military medivac unit to Womack
Army Hospital.
The parachute was also sent to
Fort Bragg for further investiga
tion.
Burroughs, who recently turned
over command of the 2nd Bat
talion Seventh Special Forces
group, had been assigned to Fort
Bragg since 1977.
DSS offering transportation
for elderly Hoke residents
The Hoke County Department
of Social Services (DSS) is begin
ning a transportation service for
individuals who are over 60, wheel
chair bound, and are in need on
non-emergency medical transpor
tation.
A recent agreement signed bet
ween the Department of Social
Services and the Hoke County
Association for the Developmen
tally Disabled permits the use of
the Association's multi
handicapped equipped van be
tween the hours of 9 a.m. and 2:30
p.m.
All out-of-county trips must be
scheduled for the morning and all
trips whether out-of-county or in
county must have a termination
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Anne Johnson, Director of the
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Multiple and maximum utiliza
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Requests for transportation may
now be made by calling Mrs.
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Senior Citizens Co-ordinator, at
875-8588.
Transportation needs for non
wheel chair bound individuals is
presently being met through the
use of eight volunteers who are
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Anyone over 60 and having a
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Because of contract ar
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residents may be served.
Youth gels suspended sentence
for Hoke High teacher assault
An 18-year-old Raeford youth
was given a suspended sentence
during district court last week on
charges that he threatened a Hoke
High teacher.
Lonzo Alford of Raeford receiv
ed a one-year suspended sentence
for the alleged threat and an addi
tional public disturbance charge.
Records show that the defendant
was "disturbing and interfering
with the teaching of students" and
had also threatened to strike Hoke
High basketball coach Greg Kill
ingsworth.
Although Alford plead not guil
ty to the charge, Hoke District
Court Judge Warren Pate found
the defendant responsible for his
actions and handed down the
suspended sentence.
In addition to the sentencing,
Alford was ordered to pay a fine
and to "not threaten any teacher
during his probationary period."
In an unrelated case, Harold
Cummings Jr., 29, of Rt. 1, Aber
deen received a two-year suspend
ed sentence after pleading guilty to
assaulting a female and causing
serious injury.
Reports show that Cummings
struck the victim with his fists, a
candy dish, a marble ashtray and a
stick, causing injuries that "re
quired medical treatment."
Pate issued a two-year suspend
ed sentence with 12 months of
supervised probation.
The defendant was also ordered
to pay a $10 fine and $605 in
restitution to the victim.
Albert Gray Ayers Jr., 27, of
Pine Bluff was ordered confined in
the Hoke County Jail for four con
secutive weekends after he plead
guilty to possession of marijuana
and driving with a revoked license.
In addition to the four weekends
in jail, the defendant was also
given a two-year suspended jail
term.
Ayers was also instructed to sub
mit to an alcohol abuse assessment
and participate in "any recom
mended treatment program."
The defendant was also ordered
to pay a $500 fine and court cost in
the action.
In further action, Edward Con
nell Ross of Forest* Street plead
guilty to driving while impaired
(DW1) and was also ordered to
spend four weekends in the Hoke
County Jail.
In addition to the active
sentence, Ross was given a one
year suspended sentence with two
years of supervised probation.
Pate also ordered the defendant,
who had already been convicted of
a previous DWI charge, to obtain a
substance abuse assessment and
participate in "any recommended
treatment program."
Ross' driving privileges were
also suspended.
James L. McRae of Rt. 1, Shan
non plead guilty to allowing his
hogs to run "at large," and was
given a 30-day suspended sentence
on the charge.
McRae was also ordered to pay
$50 and court cost in the action.
In further court happenings,
Carolyn Coates Lester of College
Drive plead guilty to exceeding a
safe speed and was given a prayer
for judgement upon payment of
the court cost.
Brett Andrew Price of Laurin
burg plead guilty to speeding
(69-55) and was given a prayer for
judgement upon payment of the
court cost.
Jacques Pon of Fayetteville
plead guilty to exceeding a safe
speed and was ordered to pay a $10
fine and court cost.
Willie Dutch of Laurel Hill
plead guilty to exceeding a safe
speed and was ordered to pay $10
and the court cost in the action.
Milton A. McKoy plead guilty to
driving without being a licensed
driver and was ordered to pay a
S20 fine and court cost in the ac
tion.
Gewell Jones Jackson of Max
well Street plead guilty to speeding
(50-35) and was ordered to pay a
$10 fine and court cost.
Melissa Kaye Pittman of Rt. 2
plead guilty to speeding (67-55)
and was given a prayer for judge
ment upon payment of the court
cost.
Michael Marol Bill of Carolina
Drive plead guilty to careless and
reckless driving and was given a
60-day suspended sentence and
was ordered to pay $50 and court
cost. '
Thurman Ray King of Kinston
plead guilty to exceeding a safe
speed and was given a prayer for
judgement upon payment of the
court cost.
Lila Bishop Harrison of Fayet
teville plead guilty to exceeding a
safe sp?d and was given a prayer
for judgement upon payment of
the court cost.
Mark Edward Carter of Fayet
teville plead guilty to driving left of
center and was given a $50 fine and
ordered to pay the court cost in the
action.
William Worth McByrde of Rt.
1, plead guilty to speeding (65-55)
and was given a prayer for judge
ment upon payment of the court
cost.
Billy Joe Jacobs of Raeford
plead guilty to careless and reckless
driving and was ordered to pay a
$50 fine and court cost in the ac
tion.
David Russell Barefoot of Rt. 2,
plead guilty to speeding (70-55)
and was ordered to pay $15 and
court cost in the action.
. . . Around Town continued
(Continued from page 1A)
In the group and forming a four
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I haven't been told who were
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Bob Gentry on the fourth hole
made a friend, and last two. The
fifth hole at the club is approx
imately 160 yards and Gentry
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