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The Kings Mountain Herald
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1
Kingstown officer charged with assault Church Briefs
Kingstown Chief of Police
+ Richard Junior Hopper, 40,
of 108 Jeremy Drive, was
charged Tuesday, Feb. 10,
with assault by strangulation,
assault on a female and first
degree kidnapping of a juve-
nile.
Det. Cpl. Doug Shockley
said Hopper turned himself'in
at the Cleveland County Law
Enforcement Center after a
report was filed at the Kings
Mountain Police Department
by a family member alleging
she was assaulted.
After a full investigation
and in conjunction with the
District Attorney’s Office,
charges/warrants were se-
cured, said Shockley in a
press release. He said the
name of the victim is being
withheld due to age.
Hopper was given a
$5,000 secured bond at which
time he met with a bondsman
and was released on his own
recognizance.
Learn about Margrace
Come and learn more about the history and architectural
resource of the Margrace Village neighborhood at a National
Register informational meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6
p.m. at City Hall Firemen’s Training Room.
The National Register nomination for the Margrace Mill
Village Historic District is now complete and will be pre-
sented to the National Register Advisory Committee for re-
view Feb. 19.
Davyd Foard Hood, architectural historian who prepared
the nomination, and Decca Johnson, National Register Co-
ordinator for the North Carolina State of Historic Preserva-
tion Office, will attend the meeting to present information
and answer questions about the proposed Margrace Village
Historic: District. The meeting is sponsored by the Kings
Mountain Historic Landmark Commission.
For more information contact the City of Kings Moun-
tain Planning and Economic Development Department at
704-734-4595.
Police Reports
ARRESTS
FEB.2: Pamela Cantrell,
33, 315 N. Dilling St., tres-
passing.
FEB. 3: Malinda
Roberts, 29, 504 Phenix St.,
driving while license re-
* voked, $1,000 bond, se-
cured.
FEB. 4: Gloria Lee Shel-
ton, 60, 902-A Second St.,
worthless check, criminal
summons. i
FEB. 4: Richard Cham-
pion Jr, 20, 539 Stoney
Point Rd., larceny, $409
bond, secured.
FEB, «5: i:Timothy
Cochran, 46, 101 Chum
Rd., Bessemer City, DWI,
$500 bond, unsecured. 1994
Chevy impounded.
FEB. 6: Charlie Mathis,
28, 2535 Plains Court Dr.,
habitual misdemeanor as-
sault,
cured.
FEB.6: Teresa Wilson,
38, 612 Charles St., Apt. 1,
school attendance law vio-
lation, criminal summons.
FB.6: Rene Toller Clark,
3 7, 11 York Rd., school at-
tendance law violation,
criminal summons.
FEB 7: Kenneth Eric
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$10,000 bond, se-:
George, 37, Poplar St., Gas-
tonia, DWI, driving while
license revoked, possession
open container, no insur-
ance, possession of stolen
goods, fictitious tag, pos-
session Schedule VI, mari-
juana, possession Schedule
IV, Xanax $1500 bond, se-
cured.
FEB.9: Harry J. Thomp-
son, 62, 815 Bethlehem Rd.
Lot 10, DWI, open con-
tainer, $1,000 bond, se-
cured.
FEB. 9: Carl E. Barnett,
50, General Delivery, sec-
ond degree trespassing,
$300 bond, secured.
CITATIONS
FEB. 2: Roland Bates,
23, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 2: Carlos Smith,
121 Branchwood Circle, re-
voked license.
FEB. 2: Donald Lovette
Jr., 3, 1230 Second St. Ext.,
possession of marijuana,
stop. sign violation.
FEB. 2: Ellenthia Hen-
derson, 30, Gastonia, ficti-
tious plate, expired
inspection sticker, no insur-
ance.
FEB. 3: Letitia Wallace,
53, 131 Lake Montonia Rd.,
no insurance.
FEB. 3:
Nayuda, 41,
speeding.
FEB. 3: Catherine Sur-
ratt, 53, Shelby, speeding.
FEB. 3: Danyelle Davis,
Ridgeland, Ms, speeding.
FEB.3 Stephanie
Brooks, 26, Germantown,
Md., speeding.
FEB.3 Jhon Serna, 26,
Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 4: Tommy Man-
ning, 40, 504 N. Watterson
St., expired registration.
FEB. 4: Johnny Lee
Cogdell Jr, 21, 120 Silver
Fox Lane, unsafe move-
ment.
FEB. 4 Chelsa Currence,
21, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 4: Sarah Bowen,
18, 732 Bell Rd., stop sign
Nageswara
New Jersey,
pion Jr,
violation.
FEB. 4: Robert Charpen-
ter, 49, Shelby, expired tag.
FEB . 4: Misty Hamrick,
24, Shelby, speeding.
FEB. 4: Richard Cham-
19, Lincolnton,
speeding, no insurance.
FEB/ 4” Jennifer Fields,
33, Charlotte, speeding.
FEB. 4: Brandon
Stafford, 18, 501 Long
Branch Rd., possession
Schedule IV drug.
FEB. 4: Laura Martinez
29, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB.5: Aaron Leffler,
27, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB.5: Monica Franks,
25, 132 Yarbro Rd., Trailer
7, speeding.
FEB. 5: Brittany Odems,
20, 701 Crescent Circle,
speeding.
FEB.5: Whittany
Odems, 18, 701 Crescent
Circle, speeding.
FEB. 5: Chase Oneal,
19, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 6: Mandy Denis,
31, 218 Orr Terrace, failure
to carry license, fictitious
registration, expired tag, no
insurance.
FEB.6: A manda Jones,
27, 110 Goforth Rd., speed-
ing.
FEB. 6: Michael
Lineberger, 37, Kings
Mountain, speeding.
FEB. 6: Allen Walters,
24, Fayetteville, speeding.
FEB. 6: Julie Lineberger,
24, Shelby, speeding.
FEB. 7: Joshua Harris,
18, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 8: John Goines, 32,
Bessemer City, speeding.
FEB. 8: Jessica Kirk-
endall, 263 Unity Church
Rd., speeding, failure to
carry driver’s license.
FEB. 8: James Robert
Tate, 20, Lowell, speeding.
FEB. 8: Jacques Doro-
nou, 20, Boiling Springs,
speeding.
FEB. 8: Quincie
Searight, 28, 612 Charles
St. Apt. 48, failure to
change address, unsafe
Country Style Breakfast
Grace United Methodist Church, 829
Cleveland Ave., will serve a country style
breakfast, all you can eat, Saturday, Feb.
29, from 6 a.m.-10 a.m. for donation of $6
or more for adults, $3 for children 7-12
and $5 for seniors 65 and over. Good food
and fellowship. All proceeds go to the
building fund of the church.
Valentine Singles
Fellowship
Kingdom Life Covenant Ministries,
114 S. Railroad Avenue, will be hosting a
Christian Singles Valentine Fellowship
with dinner, music and games at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14. For more information,
contact the church at 704-734-0082.
Game Night
The Relay for Life Team of Boyce Me-
morial ARP Church will host Game Night
Friday, Feb. 20, for benefit of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society. Doors to the fellow-
ship hall open at 6 p.m.
A $5 admission will allow unlimited
play at the table games. A highlight of the
evening will be the opportunity to show
your skills at bowling using the Wii. Cost
will be $1 per game. Hotdogs, drinks and
desserts will be available for purchase.
p.m.
96th Anniversary
Celebration
St. Paul United Methodist Church will
celebrate its 96th anniversary, the 29th §
year in the present sanctuary, 220 N.
Cansler St., on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2: 30 ¥
Rev. J. Stan McCrary and his congre- i
gation of Hinton Memorial United
Methodist Church of Lincolnton, will be
preacher.
public.
guests and McCrary will be guest
“Fireproof” showing
Salem Baptist Church, 1982 Salem
Church Road in Lincolnton, will be show-
ing the movie “Fireproof” on Saturdays,
Feb. 14 and 21 beginning at 7 p.m. Show-
ings are free. For more information, call
704-732-1131.
Dalton Gang to Sing
Cherokee Street Baptist Church, 421
Cherokee St., will feature gospel singing
by “The Dalton Gang” Saturday night,
Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. The Daltons have had
numerous songs on the Singing News
charts. The public is invited.
movement.
FEB. 8: James Jenkins,
23, Greenville, SC, speed-
ing.
FEB. 9: Danelle Cape,
23, Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 9: Travis Simpson,
22, Mill Spring, speeding.
FEB. 9: Tung Thanh Le,
35, Charlotte, speeding.
FEB. 9: Jeremy Huff-
man, 20, 206 S. Cansler St.
Apt. A, speeding.
FEB. 9: Melinda
Tagoda, 48, Gastonia,
speeding.
WRECK
FEB. 7: Ptl. Whittington
cited Carlos Duane Smith,
119 Angel Rd. with driving
while license revoked after
an accident involving
Smith’s 2005 Nissan and a
2004 Dodge operated by
Charles Ray B ridges, 1417
Bethlehem Rd. Both vehi-
cles were traveling east on
Business US 74 when the
mirror of the Nissan struck
the side of the Dodge re-
sulting in a total of $900
damage..
WRECKS
Jan. 2: Cpl. K. L. Ham-
rick reported that John Jef-
ferson, 512 Kilgore Rd.,
operating a 2000 Dodge,
pulled in front of a 1998
Olds operated by Janet
Goode, 1728 Kings Row
Dr., doing $2,000 damage.
Goode was in the turning
lane on US 74 and Jefferson
had exited the parking lot of
Bridges] Hardware.
Jan. 2: A bump-up in the
parking lot of Food Lion,
610 E. King St., happened
when Catherine Garrett,
105 Amy Dr., parked too
close to a 2006 Suzi parked
by Terra Fink, 203 Fulton
St. Damages totaled $350,
according to Ptl
B. M.
Black.
Jan. 3: Ptl. B. M. Black
reported that a 2002 Chevy
operated by Cassandra
Goins, 110 Kevin Dr,
turned in front of a 1994
Honda operated by Cory
Hinkle, 935 Brooklee Dr.
Damages totaled $8500.
The accident happened on
King Street and US 74
Business.
Jan. 5: Cassie Marie
Goodale, 4107 Falling Oak
Lane, operating a 2008
Dodge, struck a City of
Kings Mountain utility pole
on US 74 Business doing a
total of $2100 damage.
Jan. 7: A three car pile-
up occurred on US 74 when
the transmission went out
on a 1994 Mazda van oper-
ated by Jessie Shepherd of
Shelby. Shepherd pulled
over and Elizabeth Carver,
331 St. Luke’s Church Rd.,
operating a 1993 Jeep,
moved into the middle lane
of the highway to avoid hit-
ting the Mazda and was
struck by a 2001 Dodge
truck operated by Phillip
Lawson Jr. and owned by
the City of Kings Mountain.
Damages totaled $9,000,
according to Ptl.
B.L.Wilkinson.
Jan. 7: Vehicles operated
by Brenda Fite Short, 1360
Second St., and Ashley Kay
Wood, Smyrna, SC hit in
the intersection of King and
Gaston Streets doing
$10,000 damage. A passen-
ger in the Wood vehicle was
treated at the hospital. Short
told Ptl. B. M. Black that
she was sitting at the light
on Gaston Street and she
proceeded into the intersec-
tion with the green light.
Jan 7: A 1999 Dodge op-
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son, 156 East End Ave.,
struck cables on Mountain
Crest Drive doing $500
damage. Cpl. K. L. Ham-
rick said that a utility pole
had snapped causing power
lines to cross Mountain
Crest Drive.
Jan.: 8: PtlvR IC,
McGinnis cited Jeremy Mc-
Carson of Candler with un-
safe movement after his
vehicle struck a 1986
Yamaha operated by Ben-
ton Welch, 522 Waco Rd.
doing $800 to the motorcy-
cle. The accident happened
at the US 74 Oak Grove
“exit ramp.
Jan. 8: Ptl. B. L. Wilkin-
son charged Steven John-
son, 1625 Eaves Rd. ,
Shelby, with DWI after a
wreck involving vehicles
operated by Whitney Jones,
143 ’Ebenezer Rd., and
Johnson. Damages totaled
$5500. The accident hap-
pened at Battleground and
Mountain Street. Jones had
stopped in the intersection
to turn left into Battle-
ground.
Jan. 8: Cpl. K. L. Ham-
rick said that Paul Horton of
Gastonia was driving his
1994 Chevy on the 74 By-
pass, ran off the road and
struck a group of small pine
trees doing $2,000 damage.
Jan. 8: Vehicles operated
by Justin Winn, Putnam
Lake Rd.,, and Georgia
Mantis of Charlotte hit in
the Mountain view parking
lot doing $550 damage, ac-
cording to to Ptl. B. L.
Wilkinson.
Jan. 8: Two drivers back-
ing out of the parking lot at
Kings Mountain High
School hit, resulting in $500
damage. Ptl. B. C. McGin-
nis identified the drivers as
Joshua Guffey of Bessemer
City, operating a 2005
Chevy, and Romey Kerns,
140 Oak Forest Dr., operat-
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