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Doc’s Basement Comics of North Carolina Hit by N-Word Graffiti
Yesterday, Doc’s Basement Comics of North Carolina, discovered that the N-word had been graffitied on the side of their store.
Yesterday, the comic book store Doc’s Basement Comics, Toys & Games of Belmont, North Carolina, discovered that the N-word had been graffitied on the side of their store in large letters in white paint. They posted pictures along with the news on their social media channels with an idea of who may have done it. “You know the thing that hurts most about this is if it’s true regarding who the culprits are then it stings because I have seen them several times today as I worked on inventory. They were greeted with smiles, given free comics, even a free water because I knew it was hot out today. If true, instead of being outside playing as I assumed, they were vandalizing the consignment shop and my wall. If true, when they are caught…Parents… I need you to do better.”
The store is owned by Doctor Sam Wilcox II, an African American obstetrician/gynaecologist whi runs the shop with his family. Shortly after the initial posting, the store posted “I appreciate all the support and the outpouring of love from everyone esp in our community! Shout out to Belmont Police Department for quickly catching the perpetrators(and it was indeed the young guys I showed kindness to). They have also been there to help with clean-up efforts. Thanks to the community members who have responded and are helping. I wanted the perpetrators to do it, but folks are on it, and I love and appreciate them and you all! Love Wins Yall!!”
Local news picked up the story and reported that police from the Belmont Police Department had identified three juveniles and that petitions would be obtained for them today, to pursue further action.
Doc’s Basement Comics, Toys & Games is located on the second floor (they understand the irony) at 427 E. Catawba Street, opened in 2016.
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North Carolina neighbor of would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh says ‘people were afraid of him’
A longtime neighbor of alleged Donald Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh in North Carolina has admitted Routh was “a little cuckoo” and “a lot of people were afraid” of him.
“I knew he was a little cuckoo,” the anonymous neighbor, who claimed to have known Routh for nearly two decades when he lived in Greensboro, told Fox 8 Sunday, adding, “He’s going to be going away for a long time.”
The woman, however, was still stunned that the devoted Democrat would target the former president.
“I mean, trying to shoot Trump? That’s a lot. I would have never guessed, and I would have swore up and down, no, that’s not him,” Routh’s dumbfounded former neighbor said.
“I just can’t believe it. I mean, if I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I mean the pictures and stuff and all, then I wouldn’t be able to believe that.”
She claimed to have seen Routh with “a lot of guns,” and that his behavior instilled fear in others around the neighborhood when he was living in the Tar Heel State.
“I’ve seen the guns myself and all, and, yeah, they had a lot of guns and stuff over there, and, yeah, a lot of people were afraid of him back in the day,” she told the outlet.
Here’s what we know about the assassination attempt on Trump in Florida:
The awestruck neighbor said she last spoke with Routh before he moved to Hawaii in May.
She claimed that nothing seemed off with him when the alleged would-be assassin left North Carolina.
“He told me it was the last day he was here and he hugged me goodbye, and, yeah, he actually hugged me,” she told the outlet.
Routh even gifted her a shirt from Hawaii and hired her son to help with the move, she shared.
“I thought he was just living the life in Hawaii with the girlfriend and all,” his former neighbor said.
“For him to be assassinating the president, that’s just crazy.”
Routh’s LinkedIn page shows he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University but relocated to Hawaii sometime around 2018.
The 58-year-old accused wannabe assassin has a lengthy criminal record from North Carolina, frequently posted about politics, and exclusively donated to Democratic candidates and causes dating back to 2019.
Somebody with Routh’s same full name and date of birth racked up more than a dozen criminal charges in 2001 and 2002, including for carrying a concealed weapon and a hit and run, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.
The alleged gunman also picked up a particularly alarming felony in April 2002 for “possessing a weapon of mass destruction,” records show.
On Sunday, Routh was spotted by Secret Service agents near the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach with a scoped AK-47 rifle.
He had set up a GoPro camera on the fence apparently to record the shooting and built a makeshift sniper’s nest in the hedges at the edge of the golf course, waiting for Trump to come into view.
The Secret Service opened fire on Routh, who fled and was arrested on I-95 by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office a short time later.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the suspect took cover near a chain-link fence between 300 and 500 yards from Trump as he teed off at the fifth hole around 2 p.m. — noting that “with a rifle and scope, like, that is not a long distance.”
The suspect’s motives are not yet known.
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Statewide football scores from Week 4
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With storms hitting the western part of North Carolina on Friday, the Week 4 high school football schedule was retooled with games moving to Thursday and Saturday. Here are scores from across the state for each day.
Thursday, Sept. 12
- Ashbrook 50, East Gaston 7
- Bandys 35, South Caldwell 6
- Burns 28, Alexander Central 7
- Central Davidson 34, Lexington 25
- Clayton 27, Holly Springs 7
- Draughn 34, Chase 28
- East Surry 48, South Stokes 3
- East Wilkes 22, Wilkes Central 17
- Erwin 27, West Henderson 21
- Forest Hills 36, Community School of Davidson 7
- Havelock 54, West Craven 7
- Hickory 69, Cox Mill 28
- Highland Tech 70, Triangle Math & Science 0
- Landrum 43, Polk County 6
- Maiden 29, St. Stephens 6
- McDowell 49, Avery County 21
- Mitchell 35, Andrews 34
- Monroe 63, East Mecklenburg 0
- Mountain Heritage 42, Hendersonville 7
- Murphy 22, Smoky Mountain 14
- North Duplin 62, Lejeune 14
- North Lincoln 56, East Rutherford 55
- North Stanly 38, West Stanly 37
- Northwest Cabarrus 17, Mount Pleasant (NC) 14
- Oak Grove 41, North Forsyth 14
- Pisgah 30, Hayesville 0
- Porter Ridge 41, West Cabarrus 7
- Robbinsville 46, Copper Basin 0
- Salisbury 38, Person High 7
- South Point 30, Hibriten 14
- South Stanly 66, South Davidson 0
- Southwest Onslow 55, Goldsboro 12
- Surry Central 27, Elkin 3
- Union Academy 20, Bessemer City 10
- Wallace-Rose Hill 27, Pender 12
- West Stokes 24, North Surry 13
- West Wilkes 37, West Iredell 22
- Whiteville 42, Clinton 7
Friday, Sept. 13
- A.L. Brown 41, South Rowan 14
- Anson 41, Albemarle 0
- Apex Friendship 27, Athens Drive 6
- Arendell Parrott 64, Rocky Mount Academy 30
- Asheboro 17, Providence Grove 10
- Asheville School 48, Metrolina Christian 16
- Bear Grass Charter 53, Mattamuskeet 12
- Bertie 16, First Flight 6
- Bishop McGuinness 46, Wheatmore 12
- Brevard 56, North Buncombe 14
- Cape Fear 30, Laney 14
- Chambers 56, Hickory Ridge 7
- Chapel Hill 35, Carrboro 12
- Charlotte Christian 39, Ardrey Kell 7
- Charlotte Latin 58, Carolina Bearcats 6
- Cherokee 67, Rosman 7
- Chesnee 28, R-S Central 24
- Corvian 57, Garinger 0
- Crest 27, Charlotte Catholic 21
- Cummings 56, Bartlett Yancey 20
- East Duplin 40, Croatan 17
- East Henderson 3, Owen 0
- Eastern Wayne 20, Greene Central 14
- Farmville Central 28, Wilson Prep 14
- Gaffney 31, Freedom 0
- Gates County 26, Camden County 7
- Hebron Christian 49, Christ School 3
- Heide Trask 36, Dixon 35
- Hickory Grove Christian 38, Southlake Christian 10
- Hobbton 59, Spring Creek 28
- Hoggard 45, J.H. Rose 6
- Independence 40, South Mecklenburg 13
- Jack Britt 21, Scotland 20
- James Kenan 34, East Bladen 14
- John Paul II Catholic 15, East Chapel Hill 12
- Jordan 62, Smithfield-Selma 0
- Jordan Matthews 14, Chatham Central 6
- Kinston 12, Washington 6
- Lake Norman 22, Marvin Ridge 16
- Lake Norman Charter 27, Pine Lake Prep 7
- Ledford 51, East Davidson 42
- Lee County 27, Panther Creek 19
- Leesville Road 31, Heritage 0
- Louisburg 28, Wake Christian 0
- Martin County 47, Southside 8
- Midway 37, Lakewood 34
- Montgomery Central 46, Orange 6
- Mount Airy 42, Ashe County 0
- New Bern 37, Knightdale 0
- North Davidson 21, Walkertown 20
- North Mecklenburg 52, J.F. Webb 0
- North Pitt 52, Holmes 21
- North Rowan 55, T.W. Andrews 36
- Northampton County 26, Northwest Halifax 20
- Northeastern 27, Rocky Mount 7
- Northern Nash 55, D.H. Conley 17
- Northside-Pinetown 25, Perquimans 22
- Northwest Cabarrus 16, Mount Pleasant (NC) 14
- Palisades 14, Cuthbertson 6
- Parkland 14, Glenn 9
- Patrick County 42, North Stokes 13
- Pinecrest 28, New Hanover 27
- Princeton 48, Rosewood 7
- Providence Day 63, Charlotte Country Day 15
- Randleman 21, Union Pines 7
- Reidsville 45, Eastern Alamance 14
- Richlands 57, South Lenoir 0
- Richmond Senior 21, Myers Park 10
- Roanoke Rapids 31, American Leadership Academy- Johnston 0
- Robinson 49, Central Cabarrus 0
- Rocky River 13, Berry 0
- Rolesville 30, Cardinal Gibbons 27
- Sanderson 68, Cedar Ridge 0
- Seaforth 50, Graham 6
- Seventy-First 21, Hoke County 0
- Shelby 35, Olympic 24
- South Central 34, Currituck County 7
- South Columbus 70, Union 6
- South Iredell 41, Piedmont 17
- Southeast Alamance 41, Northwood 6
- Southern Durham 26, Wake Forest 24
- Southern Nash 22, Southern Alamance 20
- Southwestern Randolph 43, McMichael 21
- St. David’s 51, Berean Baptist 20
- Starmount 58, North Wilkes 0
- Thomasville 13, Smith 8
- Tuscola 42, Swain County 8
- Vance County 28, Northern Durham 0
- Wakefield 14, Franklinton 3
- Watauga 48, A.C. Reynolds 21
- Wayne Christian 28, Lawrence 14
- Weddington 27, Butler 19
- West Davidson 20, Trinity 19
- Western Alamance 17, Eastern Guilford 7
- White Oak 48, Northside-Jacksonville 6
- Williams 49, Morehead 7
Saturday, Sept. 14
- Mallard Creek 21, Moeller 14
- Millbrook 45, Broughton 14
- Tarboro 27, Southwest Edgecombe 14
- Warren County 48, North Edgecombe 0
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