Tag: Edgecombe County

North Carolina Woman Still Using Boyfriend’s Debit Card, Driving His Truck After Allegedly Killing Him

Murder

A North Carolina woman was arrested overnight and charged with murder of her boyfriend. Edgecombe County deputies found Alexander Atkinson, 60, dead in his home in Macclesfield on Thursday during a welfare check. Authorities said he appeared to have been dead “for some time” and had been assaulted. The sheriff’s office identified Vicki Renee Russell, …

Attempted Murder

November 30, 2020

Machete attack by stranger in rural North Carolina unnerves victim

A North Carolina man wielded a machete against a Macclesfield couple Friday morning, but his efforts were the embodiment of bringing a knife to a gunfight: After the husband broke away, the wife shot at the assailant, sending him scurrying back to his car. Carlos Antonio Washington, 36, of Tarboro was caught by deputies responding …