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Coming Next Week Read about the latest developments with library expansion, Pembroke Hall . — and — Find out how you can make the perfect biscuit Vol. LXXII1 No. 36 Wednesday, September 6, 2006 72-31 Aces take a beating Sports, B1 Use it or lose it, Douglas Sawyer talks about faith Inspiration, C10 SAT scores dip statewide, rise locally Inside, A2 Bootwright says charge a mistake BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald A former Edenton realtor whose clients include Country mu-, sic stars in Tennessee has been charged with stealing items from a client’s residence. Geddes Bootwright, 36, was charged last month with felony theft, having alleg edly taken lamps, pillows and furniture from a Williamson County home. Bootwright told The Chowan Herald that the charges have no merit. “It was so ridiculous,” he said. “The media attention has been unreal.” Bootwright, a former prominent realtor in Edenton and a resident of Tyner, was charged with stealing more than $500 and less than $1,000 of items from a client’s residence in Williamson County The incident occurred in July. Bootwright’s clients were trying to sell a home valued at about $1.2 million. Bootwright said he put $6,800 worth of furniture and furnishings in the house to help it sell. When it didn’t sell quickly, Bootwright said, the owners apparently became upset. He was accused of taking $580 in fur nishings from the home. His next court date is Sept. 25. “It’s such a minimal amount,” he said, “it’s almost a joke. It will all be cleared. His attorney agreed. “I’m sure he’ll enter a plea of not guilty on the matter,” Jack Lowery Sr. said. “This could have been a misunder standing.” “I’m not going to lose my license,” Bootwright said. Bootwright, currently an agent with Crye-Leike Realtors, said his celebrity clients have continued to support him. In fact, he said, the attention from the charges have not damaged h s reputa-' tion. “It’s been something that h.is helped me, believe it or not,” he said. He said that his former clients in clude Alan Jackson, The Judds, and Tanya Tucker Bootwright INDEX A Local Opinion. Land Transfers B Sports Aces News.B1 Nascar...B2 C Community News Upcoming Events.C2 I Society.. C3 Obituaries.C8' Church.C9,10 D Classifieds Buy/Sell/Trade.. D1 Service Directory...... D2 Employment............ D4 .. A8, .A7... I| 813,m0 ©2006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved And The Fun Ad Winner Is.... , & t ’i E ' Sound Feet Shoes manager Mickey Willard sports one of his display shoes, a size 19 1/2 Reebok Shaq, named for basketball great Shaquille O'Neal. Measuring 15 1/4 inches long, the shoe was the longest submitted in the Golden Corral-sponsored Fun Ad Contest running now in the Chowan Herald. Willard's closest competition came from Edward Montgomery, who brought in a 13 1/4 inch shoe, and Joe Brucia, with a 12 7/8 inch shoe. For this week's contest see page D1. For more information see ad on C7. Sewage washes into Edenton Bay BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Edenton’s Wastewater collection system was overwhelmed during Tropical Storm Ernesto, sending about 15,000 gallons of sewage into Edenton Bay Town manager Anne-Marie Knighton said the spill resulted from rainwaters filling four sewer manholes. The town had as much as seven inches of rain. “Normally it’s not a big deal,” Knighton said. “But when you have seven inches of rain, it’s a big deal." Much of the area was inundated by eight to 10 inches of rain during the storm, which made landfall near Wilmington late Thursday then rushed toward the Virginia state line. The spills happened at East Wa ter and Granville streets, as well as the Paradise and Badham roads. Knighton said there is no danger to swimmers, boaters or aquatic life in the bay Wayne Bryant, an environmental specials with the state Division of Water Quality, said town public works official Jimmy Patterson called his office just hours after Ernesto had rumbled up the coast. Bryant also said the heavy rains brought both good and bad to the region’s wastewater systems. “Any time a sewer spill happens, that’s not a good thing, obviously,” Bryant said of the downside to Ernesto’s downpours. The upside, Bryant added, was that the runoff into the bay diluted the sewage spill rapidly. “The dilution factor helped in this situation,” he said. Bryant didn’t anticipate the state See SEWAGE, Page A2 > Mother, son face murder- . related charges Coach says Aces starting fullback well-liked by team BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Authorities now say a Camden County man alleg edly assaulted the mother of a local teenager charged with murder in the man’s death. The teen is a senior at John A. Holmes. Scott Daniel, 17, of 507 W. Queen St., Edenton, is charged with murder. He is confined at Albemarle District Jail in Elizabeth City under a $400,000 secured bond. His mother, Elizabeth King, 52, of the same ad dress, has been charged with accessory to murder. She is being held at ADJ under a $100,000 bond. Camden Sheriff Tony Perry said last week that Daniel and King were tied to the April murder of Robert Durwood Mansfield, of Camden. Prior to his arrest, Daniel had been a member of the Holmes football team. He rushed for 54 yards in an Aces vic tory of Williamston last month. He rushed for 41 yards in a season-opening win against Perquimans County. Aces head football coach Bob Turner said Daniel had always been a hard working player who had improved enough in his senior year to become the team’s starting fullback, as well as a defensive lineman. “He was a pleasure to be around and never had any trouble on the field for us,” Turner said. “He has always been really quiet and you very rarely heard much come out of his mouth during practice or a game.” Turner said Daniel was well-liked by his teammates and coaches. “He will be very much missed on our team and our prayers go out to him and his family,” he said. “It is very unfortu nate that this has occurred and it is hard on the team, his friends, family members and all involved.” A call to the family’s home, listed un der the name of Leo Katkaveck, was not returned. Edenton attorney Sambo Dixon is representing Daniel. Dixon said his cli ent has “no significant criminal record.” Dixon declined to discuss the charges against his client. Perry declined last week to discuss the circumstances of the charges. “I cannot elaborate on the contents of the investigation,” Perry said last week, “except to say evidence, was pro cessed and interviews were conducted that led to obtaining arrest warrants Daniel See CHARGES, Page A2 ►
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