A local Democratic Party chair in North Carolina resigned this week after he was arrested for allegedly ripping out and stealing roadside signs supporting former President Donald Trump. 

Lowell Simon, the now former chair of the Moore County Democratic Party, who is also running for North Carolina House in November, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny of political signs. 

The Moore County Democratic Party announced in a Facebook post on Monday that 68-year-old Simon had resigned as chair “following recent allegations and arrest related to the theft of political signs.” 

The Moore County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy working in the West End area observed Simon removing campaign signs from the roadside along Seven Lakes Drive at approximately 5:25 p.m. Thursday. 

“The deputy, who was responding to an unrelated call at the time, later followed up at Simon’s residence, where the signs were found in his vehicle,” according to the office. “Simon admitted to removing the signs, which were then recovered and returned to their original owner.” 

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A warrant for Simon’s arrest was issued Saturday. He was released “under a written promise to appear in court,” according to the sheriff’s office, and his first court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 30. 

“While we appreciate the hard work and dedication he has shown to the Democratic Party and the community, the Moore County Democratic Party cannot and will not condone the tampering of political signs or any other illegal activity,” the local party wrote on Facebook. “Mr. Simon has offered an apology for his actions, as well as his resignation, both of which have been accepted by the MCDP.”

WRAL, the outlet that interviewed Simon over the phone after his arrest, said the local chair complained that signs he had already placed in support of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, the state’s current attorney general running against Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, were obstructed by new signs later set up in front of them that read: “Trump low taxes, Kamala high taxes.” 

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“My worse angels got the better of me and I removed the signs,” Simon said. “I shouldn’t have done that. I didn’t do it in the stealth of night or anything. I did it when it was five o’clock in the afternoon.”

Former President Trump supporters hold up signs during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro on Aug. 21, 2024. (Peter Zay/AFP via Getty Images)

“We believe in the importance of freedom of expression and speech, and hope that local law enforcement will continue to enforce such laws that protect those freedoms fairly and without bias across party lines,” the local party added. “As we move forward, our focus will remain on electing Democrats up and down the ballot in this critical election. Together, we are committed to promoting the values of justice, fairness, and freedom that our Party holds dear, and we look forward to building a better future for all in Moore County.”

Last week, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields, a Republican, also issued a reminder to the public after Simon’s arrest “that the removal or theft of campaign signs is a violation of North Carolina General Statute § 136-32(e), which protects the lawful placement of these signs during election periods.” 

A family in Virginia was left amused — and a little bit confused — when they found an 84-year-old biscuit in the freezer of a recently deceased relative. 

“Granny passed last month, September 2,” Andy Wiseman of Staunton, Virginia, told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview. (See the video at the top of this article.) 

His grandmother was 90. 

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Wiseman received a text from his mother, who was in the process of cleaning out his grandmother’s home. She said she’d found something interesting: a frozen biscuit dating back to 1940.

“She actually found it with a bunch of other stuff in the freezer,” he said. “It’s quite perplexing.” 

Wiseman took to Reddit and posted a picture of the discovery on the “Mildly Interesting” page — where it received a lot of attention and comments. 

But questions remained as to who made the biscuit – and why it was kept for nearly a century.  

There was, however, a clue. 

Sealed in a bag with the rock-hard biscuit was a note reading, “Biscuit made by Mrs. Dara L Chambers in August 1940 at the Blankenship home.”

“I guess my grandmother just couldn’t throw it away.”

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While the note was meant to inform the reader about the biscuit’s origins, all it did for Wiseman was spark additional questions. He did not know the names “Chambers” and “Blankenship.”

“We talked to my grandmother’s sister, Sally, and she gave us some information about those names, because they’re not family names we were familiar with,” he told Fox News Digital.

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“It turned out to be my grandmother’s brother, Harold,” Wiseman said. “It was his first wife’s family’s biscuits.” 

His grandmother’s sister, Wiseman said, found a newspaper clipping announcing Chambers’ death in 1940, the same year the biscuit was made.

The note states: “Biscuit made by Mrs Dana L Chambers in August 1940 at the Blankenship home.” Those names did not immediately ring a bell, Andy Wiseman told Fox News Digital.  (Linda Wiseman)

“We believe it’s very likely, maybe, from her last batch,” he said. Wiseman and his mother believe that the biscuit is “probably an old soda biscuit,” but he is unsure of the exact recipe that was used. 

“I’ve been learning more about biscuit history,” he joked. “I never knew this much about it.” 

Wiseman still does not know why his grandmother kept the biscuit for as long as she did or when she even acquired the item. 

“She wasn’t one to save,” he said. “She had downsized, and we really don’t know” why she kept it, he added.

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Wiseman believes his Uncle Harold had held onto the biscuit for the majority of its lifespan. After Harold’s death, Wiseman’s grandmother likely picked it up and stuck it in her freezer — where it stayed until its discovery at the end of September. 

“I guess my grandmother just couldn’t throw it away,” he said. It is also unlikely the biscuit was stashed and forgotten about, he said, as it was found “right in the door” of the freezer.

The biscuit was found “right in the door” of his grandmother’s freezer, Wiseman (shown here) told Fox News Digital. (Linda Wiseman; Fox News Digital)

“It’s just a strange biscuit with no context around it,” Wiseman said. He added that it is “petrified and rock hard” and “smells like freezer.” 

Wiseman and his mother do not have definite plans for what they plan on doing with the 84-year-old biscuit.

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The “immediate plan is to leave it in (his mother’s) freezer,” he said. “And then my brothers and I can find it.” 

The discovery of the biscuit, however, had an unexpected silver lining for Wiseman and his family: It’s kept his grandmother’s memory alive as they deal with their grief, he said.

“It’s been a lot of fun to talk about my grandmother. We all really loved her, and we miss her a lot.”

“It’s been kind of cathartic, I guess, or healing,” he said. 

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“It’s been a lot of fun to talk about the family history. It’s been a lot of fun to talk about my grandmother. We all really loved her and we miss her a lot.” 

Wiseman’s grandmother, he said, would take the entire family out for pizza each month for a big family dinner.

Oct. 7, he said, “was the second one she’d missed. And she was very generous, and we all loved her and miss her. And it’s been a lot of fun talking about this.” 

A Kentucky woman is facing charges after she allegedly dismembered her mother, whose body parts were found inside and around her home.

Torilena Fields, 32, is charged with obstructing governmental operations, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. She could face additional charges pending the outcome of the investigation.

Kentucky State Police said troopers responded to a home on Brierly Ridge Road in Mount Olivet shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about a dead body, WCPO reported.

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A contractor who arrived at the home to do some property work for the woman’s mother, Trudy Fields, found the body parts and reported his discovery to police.

He said Trudy Fields did not answer the door when he arrived and, when he walked around to the back of the home, he found a pile of hair that appeared to belong to her, along with a blood-stained mattress and drag marks in the grass.

The man told dispatchers he followed the drag marks to an area in the backyard, where he found what appeared to be Fields’ dismembered body lying in the grass.

Troopers arrived and found Fields’ dismembered body lying in the grass near a blood-stained mattress. The troopers also discovered a blood-stained stick and another mattress on the back porch.

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A contractor who arrived at the home to do some property work for the suspect’s mother found the body parts and reported his discovery to police. (iStock)

One of the mattresses had multiple body parts and organs on it. Troopers also said they removed a pot from inside the oven that had human body parts in it.

The man told troopers that he had last seen Trudy Fields the previous day when she accompanied him to her property gate. He said she and her daughter, Torilena Fields, were the only people at the home.

He also said that Torilena Fields was “casting spells on them and being confrontational.”

The Kentucky State Police Special Response Team was called to the scene.

Troopers said they removed a pot from inside the oven that had human body parts in it. (Getty Images)

Police said when they entered the home, Torilena Fields refused to exit, and they had to use tear gas to force her out of the home around 11 p.m. She appeared to have blood on her face, hands and clothing.

Torilena Fields appeared to have blood on her face, hands, and clothes, according to KSP.

Troopers searched the home and found multiple body parts cooked inside a stainless steel pot inside the oven.

Torilena Fields is being held at the Bourbon County Detention Center.