Raeford man bound over for murder
A 55-year-old Raeford man has
been ordered to appear before a
superior court judge to stand trial
for second degree murder.
According to Hoke County
District Court records, Judge War
ren Pate ruled that James Wilbert
Thomas, of 507 Saunders Street,
be tried in Superior Court.
Thomas is accused of shooting
John Ed McRae on June 13,
records say.
Thomas was arrested after
Raeford Police officers discovered
McRae's body lying in some
hedges near the Raeford Fire
Department, said Police Chief
Leonard Wiggins.
The man had been shot twice,
said Wiggins.
McRae was 40, records show.
"Apparently, it was a domestic
type squabble" that led to the
shooting, said Wiggins.
McRae lived at 1913 Tylertown
Loop, said Wiggins.
In other court action, Lorene
Lowry, a Raeford resident, was
given an additional 18 months in
jail after being convicted of steal
ing a payroll check, records say.
A warrant for arrest shows that
Lowry stole the check from Julia
M. Webb on April 12.
The check was for S121.55,
records say.
Lowry was already serving time
when tried, records say.
Raymond Jones, a 39-year-old
Raeford resident, was sentenced to
six months in jail after being con
victed of stabbing a man while he
slept, records say.
According to a warrant, Jones
stabbed Mallie C. Graham with a
butcher knife.
Jones was arrested on August 9,
records say.
Johnny Thomas, a 21 -year-old
Raeford man, was sentenced to a
year in jail suspended for two year
supervised probation after being
convicted of walking out of
Virgil's Drive-In with $120,
records say.
The man was arrested on a war
rant issued on June 25.
Thomas was fined $200 and
ordered to pay $120 in restitution,
records say.
Tracy Lee Williamson, a resi
dent of Sandhills Youth Center,
was sentenced to an additional
three months after being convicted
of escaping from the facility on
July 17, records say.
The 18-year-old Williamson was
serving a sentence at the facility
after being convicted in Rowan
County of larceny on May 20,
records say.
Jerry Bratcher, a 35-year-old
Raeford resident, was placed on
supervised probation for two years
after being convicted of bouncing
six checks to different Hoke Coun
ty stores, records say.
The man wrote bad checks to
Revco, Jiffy Stop, David's Food,
Convenience Food Mart and
Clim's Grocery.
Bratcher was also ordered to pay
restitution in the amount of
$305.23, records say.
Willie Howard Graham was
sentenced to 60 days in jail
suspended for one year on un
supervised probation after being
convicted of driving while im
paired on August 16, records say.
The 26-year-old man was fined
$100, records say.
A 23-year-old Raeford man,
Calvin Graham was sentenced to
two years suspended for three
years supervised probation, fined
$300 and ordered to pay $400 in
restitution after being convicted of
trying to break into J's Barbeque,
records say.
A warrant for Graham's arrest
was issued on April S.
Jose Q. Portillo, a Red Springs
resident, was given three years on
probation and fined $200 after be
ing convicted of using a car
belonging to Cathy McNeill
without permission, say records.
Bobby J. Beeler, of Shannon,
was fined $S0 for possession of
marijuana on July 26.
Beeler is 22, records say.
Covering the festival
Thurman Turkey will be In Raeford next week to cover the first North
Carolina Turkey Festival. Thurman will be bringing two camera crews
for filming to be used on the cable television Nickelodeon Network
show " Turkey Television . " Thurman is interested in every event of
the festvial, but has a particular fascination with the Turkey Olym
pics. Local residents are encouraged to sign up to reserve one of 40
turkeys to be donated to the Olympics and for a chance to " Strut
? Your Sruffin " on national television.
Men nabbed for beer thefts
A Raeford man and a Fayet
teville man were charged twice last
week, at two different stores, for
allegedly stealing beer.
Raeford Police Chief Leonard
Wiggins said Richard B. Gill, of
Raeford and Jeffry M. Landry of
Fayetteville were arrested first on
September 7 for allegedly walking
out of Food Lion with a six-pack
of beer.
Gill, 25, and Landry, 19, were
arrested again on September 9 at
Convenient Food Mart for alleged
ly trying to steal two six-packs of
beer, said Wiggins.
In a separate incident, Randy
Lewis, 25, of Lumber Bridge, was
arrested Monday and charged with
stealing money from Andy Ander
son's Home Sales, in Raeford, said
Wiggins.
According to the chief, the man
allegedly took $590 out of a money
bag in the office of the business.
The money was part of a deposit
and was in the pocketbook of the
manager of the dealership, said
Wiggins.
Pope's Variety Store was broken
into last Saturday, Wiggins said.
, ..Sergeant . Michel Dijil was
checking doors in the rear of Main
Street businesses and found the
door of the dime store standing
open, Wiggins said.
Taken from the store was
reportedly $274 in clothing and
jewelry, said Wiggins.
A break-in at the offices of the
Raeford Salvage Yard is still under
investigation, said Wiggins.
Last Tuesday night, someone
apparently went into the office and
stole an unsigned check for SI ,414,
said the chief.
A 16-year-old Raeford youth
has been charged with trespassing
after breaking into an apartment in
the Page Bank and Trust Building.
According to Wiggins, Thomas
Griffin was charged on September
7.
Joseph Mack Teal, a 28-year-old
Raeford man was charged on
September 8 with stealing a bottle
of wine from Convenient Food
Mart on last Sunday, said Wiggins.
In Hoke County incidents, a
break-in was reported on
September 6 at the William
McBryde residence.
Taken from the home was a vac
cuum cleaner, a color television
set, an electric saw and a gas grill,
reports from the Hoke County
Sheriff's Department say.
The total amount said to have
been taken in the break-in was
$1,020, reports say.
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through Saturday. Moose also plans to wear his " Strut Your
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residents are being encouraged to wear the shirts to help promote the
festival.
McLean appointed to resident post
Vickie Denise McLean of
Raeford, a sophomore at Camp
bell University, has been appointed
as a resident assistant in Strickland
Residence Hall for the 1985-86
school year. This appointment has
been announced by Mrs. Sue
Burgess, dean of women.
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Miss McLean is a Bryan Scholar.
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also a Dean's List student.
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