BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
MAY 31,20171 A5
The fabric of Bertie County since 1832
Continued
May is Stroke Awareness Month
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger Advance
WINDSOR - Fast think
ing could save a life.
National Stroke
Awareness Month is
recognized in May.
It is an annual event
held within the United
States.
The aim of Nation
al Stroke Awareness
Month is to make Amer
icans aware that they
may be able to save the
life of a person experi
encing a stroke.
According to the Na
tional Stroke Associa
tion, someone suffers
from a stroke every 40
seconds in the United
States.
A stroke happens
when there is a block
Police
age of blood flow to the
brain. It can cause tem
porary or permanent
damage to a person’s
brain or body.
Strokes are the fifth
leading cause of death
in the United States.
They afflict people of
all ages or races. There
are preventive steps an
individual can take be
fore or during a stroke
to minimize or negate
its negative effects.
Strokes can be
caused either by a clot
obstructing the flow
of blood to the brain,
which is called an
ischemic stroke, or by
a blood vessel’s rup
turing and preventing
blood flow to the brain,
which is called a hem
orrhagic stroke.
The brain is an ex
tremely complex organ
that controls various
body functions.
If a stroke occurs and
blood flow cannot reach
the region that controls
a particular body func
tion, that part of the
body will not work as it
should.
There are several risk
factors that increase
the possibility of a
stroke.
High blood pressure
(hypertension) is the
leading cause of stroke
and the most control
lable risk factor for
stroke.
Diabetes is an inde
pendent risk factor for
stroke. Many people
with diabetes also have
high blood pressure.
high blood cholesterol
and are overweight.
Each of these addition
al factors increase the
risk of stroke.
While diabetes is
treatable, the presence
of the disease still in
creases the risks of a
stroke.
A person should try
to incorporate at least
30 minutes of activ
ity into his or her daily
schedule.
A poor diet can lead
to an increased risk for
stroke. Diets high in
saturated fat, trans fats
and cholesterol can
raise blood cholesterol
levels.
Diets high in sodium
(salt) can increase
blood pressure. Diets
high in calories can
lead to obesity.
Other risk factors
include: high blood
cholesterol, peripheral
artery disease, obesity,
carotid artery disease,
atrial fibrillation, sickle
cell disease and other
hecirt disease.
There are some risk
factors that cannot
be controlled, such as
age, a family history of
stroke, and gender.
Sometimes other
symptoms appear such
as sudden confusion,
trouble speaking, sud
den numbness or weak
ness of face, arms or
legs, trouble seeing in
one or both eyes, sud
den trouble walking,
dizziness, and loss of
balance or coordina
tion.
The National Stroke
Association recom
mends using the letters
in “fast” to spot signs
and know when to call
911.
F.A.S.T. stands for:
* Face drooping,
* Arm weakness,
* Speech difficulty,
and
* Time to call 911.
The type of treatment
for a stroke depends
on the type of stroke.
These treatments may
include medication or
mechanical assistance.
The National Stroke
Association recom
mends anyone with
concerns to visit his or
her primary care pro
vider to discuss risk
factors and preventive
methods.
From A1
to 103 Camden Street in
Windsor in reference to
a possible breaking and
entering in progress.
After making entry
into the residence,
officers found two
people inside the
abandoned residence.
“The investigation re
vealed the two broke
into the residence to
complete a transaction
for paid sexual acts,”
Windsor Police Chief
Todd Lane said.
Henry Luther Wiggins
of 719B Indian Woods
Rd. in Lewiston Wood-
ville was charged with
misdemeanor breaking
and entering, solicit
ing prostitution and
resisting arrest. He was
placed under a $500
secured bond. His first
appearance in Bertie
County District Court
will be June 7.
Sarah Elliot of 205
West Watson Street in
Windsor was charged
with misdeme2mor
breaking and entering,
prostitution and simple
possession of mari
juana. She was placed
under a $500 secured
bond and will make her
first appearance June
7.
Later on May 27,
Cpl. Ratzlaff and La
nier were conducting
a checkpoint on Gran
ville Street near Water
Street.
“At approximately
10 p.m., the officers
noticed a Kia Forte
turn around prior to
the checkpoint,” Chief
Lane said. “The officers
proceeded to overtake
and stop the vehicle.
They immediately ob
served a strong odor of
marijuana coming from
the vehicle.”
After removing the
occupants from the
vehicle, the officers
searched it and found
bags of marijuana un
der the driver’s seat
and a container with
marijuana near the
right rear passenger
door of the vehicle.
Jaquise Jarel Smith of
Toby’s Lane in Windsor
was charged with pos
session with intent to
sell and deliver mari
juana. He was placed,
under a $3,000 secured
bond.
Da’shawn V. Cherry
was cited for simple
possession of marijua
na.
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Tillmon
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acy to use and carry
firearms in relation to
drug trcifficking offens
es from November 2013
to April 2015;
■ Count 33 — At
tempted possession
with intent to distrib
ute 1 kilogram or more
of a substance contain
ing heroin in October
2014;
■ Count 34 — Use of
a firearm during and in
relation to a drug traf
ficking crime in Octo
ber 2014;
■ Count 48 — At
tempted possession
with intent to distribute
more than 1 kilogram of
a substance containing
heroin in March 2015;
■ Count 49 — Use of
a firearm during and in
relation to a drug traf-
I Count 36 — Feder- The remaining 14 de-
ficking crime in March al programs bribery in fendants are tentative-
2015; October 2014; and ly expected to be sen-
■ Count 32 — Feder- ■ Count 54 — Feder- tenced next month,
al programs bribery in al programs bribery in
August 2014; March 2015 ■
Investigated
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and his parents have
been advised that strik
ing a teacher/school of
ficial is a crime that can
be pursued as a felony
in North Carolina.
“It happens much too
frequently these days,
and that is what we
are alleging occurred
here,” she continued. “1
am confident that local
police will make this
determination as well.”
The student has been
removed from HCLA,
according to the state
ment by-Dr. Bazemore-
Hall.
“The parents have
exercised their right to
withdraw him from our
school to enroll him in
another school, and
we sincerely wish them
well,” she closed.
Windsor Police Det.
Sgt. Justin Jackson,
who is investigating the
incident, said the case
is still under review.
BCI among three prisons
receiving new leaders
RALEIGH - The Division
of Adult Correction and
Juvenile Justice has
named new administra
tors at three state pris
ons.
Ken Beaver will serve
as the administrator
at Alexander Correc
tional Institution in
Taylorsville. Beaver is
a long-time assistant
superintendent for cus
tody and operations at
Lanesboro Correctional
Institution in Polkton,
who served under the
past four Lanesboro
administrators. He re
places Susan White,
who retired.
Beaver began his ca
reer in 1991 as a cor
rectional officer at
Piedmont Correctional
Institution in Salisbury.
He advanced to the
rank of captain there
before transferring to
Lanesboro as an assis
tant superintendent.
He serves as a DPS gen
eral instructor and is a
graduate of the NCDPS
Correctional Leader
ship Development Pro
gram.
Lanesboro Correc
tional Institution hous
es up to 1,800 inmates
in close, medium and
minimum custody.
John Sapper is ap
pointed as the new ad
ministrator at Bertie
Correctional Institution
in Windsor. For the
past nine years. Sap
per has served as the
operations manager
for the Coastal Region,
overseeing 12 prisons
in eastern North Caroli
na. During that time, he
also served as interim
administrator at both
Bertie and Maury Cor
rectional Institutions.
Sapper started his
corrections career in
1989 as an officer at
Yadkin Correctional
Center before advanc
ing through the ranks.
He is a U.S. Army veter
an, a graduate of High
Point University and a
graduate of the NCDPS
Correctional Leader
ship Development Pro
gram.
Bertie Correctional
Institution currently
houses about 1,000 in
mates in close and me
dium custody.
Mike Ditta is the new
superintendent at New
Hanover Correctional
Center in Wilmington.
New Hanover is a min
imum-security prison
housing about 400 in
mates, including many
on work release.
Ditta began his cor
rections career in west
ern North Carolina in
2000, serving at Marion
and Craggy Correction
al Institutions, before
moving east to work
at Pender Cl and New
Hanover CC. He was
promoted to lieuten
ant and then assistant
superintendent at New
Hanover.
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