ROCKINGHAM — A man wanted in connection with a shooting last weekend has been apprehended.

James Ronnie Tyler, 23, was picked up by Richmond County sheriff’s deputies Sunday at 146 Stroman Rd. in Marston and served warrants by a Rockingham Police Department detective, officers say. The arrest was made without incident.

Tyler is accused of shooting Harold Brewington Jr. around 7:30 the evening of April 23 during a party at a Marshall Avenue home. Several children were present at the party and released to their parents as officers investigated the scene.

Brewington, 27, was shot three times, sustaining wounds to his chest and hip, with a .32-caliber revolver, according to police. He was initially taken to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, but was later released.

Tyler, who detectives thought might have left the state, is charged with one felony count each of attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, as well as a count of discharging a firearm within city limits.

According to the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction, Tyler was given probation and a 12-month suspended sentence in January after being convicted on one misdemeanor count each of larceny and attempted breaking and entering of motor vehicles.

In addition to the shooting charges, he is also charged with a parole violation. Tyler is currently in the Richmond County Jail under a $1,025,000 secured bond.

All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Reach reporter William R. Toler at 910-817-2675 and follow him on Twitter @William_r_Toler.

William R. Toler | Daily Journal Rockingham police Detective George Gillenwater speaks with Maj. Eddie Grant at the scene of an April 23 shooting on Marshall Avenue. The suspect, James Tyler, was arrested Sunday in Marston.
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By William R. Toler

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