A 41-year-old man is in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, in connection with the shooting.
The man in the hospital was allegedly shot by Smith, Glidewell said. He is suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, he said.
The incident took place in the roadway on Earl Franklin Drive. Gildewell said there were witnesses to the shoot-out.
Handguns were involved in the use by both men.
The sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation into the incident.
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During a recent traffic stop, deputies seized 459.5 grams of marijuana during an arrest, Glidewell said.
Michael Brandon Hollowell, 23, Fayetteville Road, Rockingham, was arrested on felony charges of possession of marijuana and maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances.
K-9 Robbie sniffed out the marijuana under a cover in the vehicle driven by Hollowell, Glidewell said.
Bond was set at $10,000. Also seized was a $500 cell phone and $612.
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Deputies are seeking a suspect who ran from an arrest scene early Saturday morning on Maner Road, Rockingham.
Bryant Lamont Bell, 26, Leak Street, Rockingham, was arrested on charges of assault on a government official, resisting arrest, driving while impaired, driving while license revoked and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
His bond was set at $10,000. During the arrest a .25-caliber handgun valued at $150 was seized.
Glidewell said Bell was stopped in the vehicle he was driving after turning around in the roadway before reaching a license checking station.
Gildewell said when the deputy was placing Bell in his patrol car, Bell became combative and used foul language and attempted to make a phone call.
At the same time, Glidewell said a male passenger in the vehicle ran into the woods nearby and a woman got out of the car.
Gildewell said Bell began striking the deputy with his hands and arms until the deputy gained control by stunning Bell in the abdomen with his X-26 taser, and other deputies began arriving.
The woman, Shakima Simmons, was arrested on a charge of aiding and abetting Bell driving while impaired and driving while license revoked. She was the owner of the vehicle.
The man who ran into the woods is a suspect wanted for several outstanding warrants, Glidewell said. When apprehended, he said the suspect will also be arrested on a charge of resisting arrest by fleeing on foot after being ordered back into the car.
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Other incidents reported to the sheriff’s office include:
n On Ponderosa Drive, Hamlet, someone did $250 damage to a door of a house.
n A bicycle valued at $350 was stolen from a residence on Rose Street, Dobbins Heights.
n Someone did $100 damage to a door of a business on U.S. 220, Ellerbe.
Information on criminal activity may be reported anonymously to Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 997-5454.
n Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Except for people injured in motor vehicle accidents or reportable deaths, victims including people, businesses and institutions and their addresses are not included as a matter of newspaper policy. Reports include both arrests and criminal summons such as citations. The Daily Journal lists them all as arrests. People charged are presumed innocent until determined to be guilty by a court of law.
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