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Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 11:44 Written by rslcpol Monday, 14 December 2009 11:44
From newsobserver.com:
A grand jury in Columbus County has found probable cause to indict state Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in connection with an August shooting at Soles’ Tabor City home.
Soles, 74, a Democrat, is the longest-serving state senator. He shot one of two men that he said were intruding into his home. His attorney said the shooting was self-defense.
Columbus County District Attorney Rex Gore turned the case over Attorney General Roy Cooper, whose office presented the case to a grand jury Thursday. The grand jury has asked Cooper to prepare the necessary paperwork for it to return an indictment against Soles.