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Aberdeen man faces attempted forcible rape charge
An Aberdeen man is facing charges of felony attempted second-degree forcible rape, misdemeanor sexual battery and communicating threats.
Fifty-year-old James King was arrested in the early morning hours on Friday.
Officers with the Aberdeen Police Department were called to a home near Wayland and Stephanie streets for an active dispute and possible assault that had previously occurred.
“Upon arrival, officers were met by an adult female who was distraught about an argument she had with King,” said Aberdeen Police Chief Brian Chavis in a media release. “Officers spent several hours investigating, and during the course of the investigation, they spoke with a second adult female, who had an intellectual disability, who lived at the home. After receiving additional facts and statements from the victim and a witness, it was determined that King had attempted to sexually assault one of the females on multiple occasions.”
King was arrested on the scene.
According to jail records, the alleged crimes occurred on Nov. 27, 2024.
He was then taken before a Moore County magistrate, where he was given no bond due to a domestic hold, pending a hearing before a judge for pretrial release.
Photo: James King is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law—photo via Aberdeen Police Department.
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A highway ramp in Cameron was closed for several hours on Monday morning after a semi-truck overturned, spilling sand.
The truck was traveling on the Highway 24-27 exit to Highway 1 northbound when it overturned and spilled sand in the grass off the ramp.
Motorists were delayed as they were rerouted around the single-vehicle wreck.
No injuries were reported, according to the Highway Patrol.
This is the second time Sandhills Sentinel has covered an overturned semi-truck this month. A semi overturned on Highway 1 in Southern Pines on April 4.
Feature photo: A semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.
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Photos by Cheryl Gilmore.
A Toyota driver traveling on May Street, just past Valley View Road in Southern Pines, swerved Monday afternoon to avoid crashing into a vehicle that was stopped and waiting to turn, according to officials at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck.
The Mazda flipped into a small ditch off the roadway. The car sustained significant damage, leaving its roof nearly flat.
No injuries were reported to the vehicle’s passengers, and no other cars were involved in the wreck, according to officials on the scene.
Responding agencies were Moore County EMS, Southern Pines Fire Department and the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel breaking news reporter Brandi Grice.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin clearing and grubbing operations on a stretch of Midland Road in Pinehurst this week.
Beginning April 29, crews will conduct selective tree removal ahead of turn lane construction and median crossover removals.
Tree removal work will take place between Airport Road and Grant Street and is expected to last through the week.
Crossover expansions will begin in early to mid-May in preparation for road resurfacing in the coming months.
This is the first of several projects to improve safety and driver efficiency in the area along with improving bike and pedestrian connectivity.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while driving through the project site and watch for signs and flaggers as work progresses.
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