BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
OCTOBER 18,20171 A5
The fabric of Bertie County since 1832
Continued
Kidnap
From A1
to drive north on Old
U.S. 17.
The business owner
was quick on her feet
and was able to tell the
suspect she had money
in her home, which she
would give him.
“She did this knowing
her husband would be
waiting up for her to re
turn home from work,”
Chief Lane said.
Once arriving at the
victim’s residence, she
was forced into her
home, where her hus
band was waiting in
the living room. The
suspect then ordered
the husband to the
ground.
“Once the suspect
released the merchant
from his grasp, her hus
band was able to reach
his handgun and fire
several rounds at the
suspect,” Chief Lane
said. “The suspect im
mediately fled from the
house on foot.”
Windsor Police Cpl.
Frank Ratzlaff and Offi
cer A.J. Lanier respond
ed to the residence,
and immediately began
searching for the sus
pect after getting a de
scription.
The Martin County
Sheriff’s Office was con
tacted for assistance,
and dispatched K-9 Of
ficer Snyder to assist in
the search.
Chief Lane said the
officers continued the
search, but were un
able to locate him until
a tip came in at approx
imately 5:30 a.m.
“The tip led officers to
search a vacant mobile
home on Tims Street in
Windsor,” Chief Lane
said. “A search of the
vacant home revealed
a male subject, who
matched the descrip
tion of the suspect, hid
ing inside. The officers
took the suspect into
custody.”
The officers charged
Avery Lamark Holley
of Edenton with first
degree kidnapping,
common law robbery,
felony breaking and
entering, felony lar
ceny and other related
charges. He was placed
in the Bertie-Martin Re
gional Jail under a $1
million bond. In addi
tion, he faces charges
in Chowan County for
common law robbery
and assault on a fe
male.
“1 can’t say enough
about the work of the
police officers handling
this case,” Chief Lane
said. “They never gave
up searching for the
suspect, and were able
to use contacts within
the community for tips
that led to a peaceful
resolution in this case.
“The victim in this
case did a great job of
not panicking and was
able to control the sus
pect and de-escalate
the situation,” he add
ed.
Chief Lane also ex
pressed his apprecia
tion to the Bertie and
Martin county sheriffs’
offices for their assis
tance.
“While there is no
immediate or known
threat to local busi
nesses, 1 encourage all
business owners who
may be working late to
contact the police de
partment in advance
so patrol officers can
check on them through
out the late night or
early morning hours,”
Chief Lane closed.
Prison
From A1
Bertie Hospital before
being airlifted to Vi-
dant Medical Center in
Greenville.
The victim under
went more than 20 sur
geries, and was hospi
talized for more than
four months.
The Bertie County
Sheriff’s Office arrested
Gould after talking to
the victim and witness
es at the scene.
Resident Superior
Court Judge Cy A.
Grant sentenced Gould
after his conviction last
week. Gould will serve
238-298 months for at
tempted first degree
murder, 88-118 months
for the assault charge
and 19-32 months for
possession of a firearm
by a felon. Those sen
tences were set to run
consecutively, for a to
tal of 345-448 months in
prison.
Under North Caroli
na’s sentencing statute,
Gould will serve a mini
mum of 28.75 years in
prison, and a maximum
of 37.3 years.
“1 want to commend
Assistant District Attor
ney Lisa Coltrain and
Victim Service Coordi
nator Kalen Smallwood
for their hard work on
preparing this case for
trial,” DA Asbell said. “1
also want to thank Det.
Naomi Mizelle, Sheriff
John Holley and the
Bertie County Sheriff’s
Office for their hard
work on the investiga
tion.
“My staff is dedicat
ed to seeking lengthy
active sentences for
violent offenders,” she
added. “This is another
step toward that goal.”
Spooktacular
From A1
There are also team
trophies for the 5K race
as well as the one mile
walk/fun run.
Another draw on race
day is the Fall Jamboree
and Health Fair held be
hind the Windsor Town
Hall.
The Jamboree has
become a favorite fam
ily affair with its boun
cy house, horse drawn
carriage rides, costume
contest, music, ven
dors selling food and
crafts, face painting
and health education/
community health fair.
Vendors are still
needed. Contact Susie
Remkes for more infor
mation about being a
vendor at 801-920-3773.
To register, runners
can go online to ru-
neast.com and look un
der the calendar.
The Spooktacular will
be listed under Oct. 28.
The Town of Windsor
and the Windsor/Bertie
Chamber of Commerce
have embraced the Ber
tie Spooktacular 5K as
a drawing, card for the
area and they provide
enormous support for
the event.
For more informa
tion, call the Windsor/
Bertie County Chamber
of Commerce at 252-
794-4277. Check out
the race website at site.
spooktacular5k.com.
Vote
From A1
for a third term.
Three candidates are
vying for two four-year
terms on the Windsor
Board of Commission
ers. Incumbents David
Overton and Jon Pow
ell are seeking another
term in office, while po
litical newcomer Randy
“Coach” Whitaker is
making his first bid for
public office.
The other seat on the
ballot will be for the
two years remaining on
the term of the late Bob
Brown. Commissioner
Amy Williford, who was
appointed to Brown’s
seat, is not seeking
election.
Two people filed for
the seat. Jason “Heavy”
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