ROCKINGHAM — A local homeless man who is no stranger to law enforcement or the court system is facing new charges. James Robert Easterling, 42, allegedly refused to leave Black’s …

ROCKINGHAM — A man with a history of drug-related convictions is facing new charges. Records show that 32-year-old Brentay Qontell McQueen was recently caught with a variety of illegal …

ROCKINGHAM — A longtime first responder is facing a sexual assault charge in a domestic case. Vernon McKinnon, former assistant chief of the Rockingham Fire Department, was arrested Aug. …

ROCKINGHAM — A sixth suspect has been charged in an ongoing financial fraud investigation involving the banking information of a deceased man. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office …

ROCKINGHAM — Two men are facing charges related to the theft of copper wiring. According to warrants, 39-year-old Matthew Allan Winfield and 46-year-old Joseph Neil Whittle pulled down …

ROCKINGHAM — A registered sex offender is the second suspect charged in the alleged sexual trafficking of a teenager earlier this month. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has …

ROCKINGHAM — A woman is facing multiple sex crime charges related to alleged intercourse with and trafficking of a teen. Stephanie Allen Gibson, 41, of Rockingham, is accused of kidnapping …

ROCKINGHAM — Police have charged a man with a variety of offenses, ranging from larceny to drug possession. One warrant, taken out by the Rockingham Police Department, alleges that …

ROCKINGHAM — One suspect has been charged and two others identified in a string of vehicle break-ins in the area. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, several …

ROCKINGHAM — A homeless man held in contempt of court on Aug. 7 is accused of breaking into a building being renovated the following day. Court documents allege that 44-year-old …

ROCKINGHAM — A man is facing a charge of indecent exposure after allegedly urinating at a gas pump. Mike Deva Jasper, 60, is accused of exposing himself in front of two women at the Shell …

ROCKINGHAM — A defendant is accused of using a forged doctor’s note to excuse his absence from a court appearance. According to court documents, 29-year-old Douglas Lee Clark, of …

HAMLET — A fight outside a local soup kitchen sent one man to the hospital and another to jail. Officers were called to a brawl on Hamlet Avenue between the Richmond County Soup Kitchen …

ROCKINGHAM — Two out of town men are facing charges in connection to a theft at a Richmond County retailer. According to warrants, 50-year-old Charles Bender, of Charlotte, and 30-year-old …

ROCKINGHAM — The suspect in a weekend homicide has been apprehended and faces multiple charges. Raequan Lameek Ratliff, 28, of Hamlet, is accused of killing 36-year-old Wendell Robinson …

ELLERBE — Investigators have released the name of both the victim and a suspect in weekend homicide. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office announced the evening of Aug. 4 that …

ROCKINGHAM — A homeless man is accused of dropping his pants and leaving excrement in front of a local nail salon. According to an arrest warrant, 63-year-old Jimmy Dean Cox “lowered …

ELLERBE — Investigators with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office are asking for possible witnesses to a homicide. According to the sheriff’s office, a resident placed a call …

ELLERBE — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, July 30 announced the arrest of a teenager in the shooting death of a junior firefighter. The 17-year-old defendant …

ROCKINGHAM — A man listed as a probation absconder is accused of breaking into a church. According to a magistrate’s order, 28-year-old Jacob Tray McKenzie allegedly broke into the …