Randolph County Sheriff arrests burglary suspect
FROM WXII 12 NEWS. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. NEW DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON IN TWO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS SPANNING THE TRIAD, POLICE IDENTIFY A TEEN KILLED IN AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN GREENSBORO, AND A FOURTH SUSPECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY IN A DEATH IN WINSTON-SALEM. PLUS, NEIGHBORS WATCHING CLOSELY AS FORSYTH COUNTY LEADERS CONSIDER A REQUEST THAT COULD LEAD TO A NEW DATA CENTER. WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY? BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS MADE, ANOTHER ROUND OF FIRE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN. I’M ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST DETAILS COMING UP. AND THE EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY HERE AT HOME WITH A NEW INFLATION REPORT. AND RETURNING TO RALEIGH THE CANES BACK ON HOME ICE AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR QUEST FOR THE STANLEY CUP. HOW A CHANGE TO THE STARTING LINEUP PAID OFF FOR CAROLINA TO EVEN UP THE SERIES. WE BEGIN WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST. IT IS ANOTHER IMPACT DAY AS THE HEAT BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA, AND THAT COULD TRIGGER SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE METEOROLOGIST DAVE AIKEN JOINING US NOW. AND DAVE, WHAT’S OUR DAY SHAPING UP TO LOOK LIKE? WELL, YOU’RE LOOKING THERE OVER GRAHAM, AS YOU MENTIONED, LINDSEY. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS STARTING TO BUILD A LITTLE BIT, GETTING A LITTLE MORE VERTICAL IN NATURE. THAT’S SOMETHING WE’LL WATCH TO SEE IF SOME STORMS FORM OUT OF THOSE ON VERY ISOLATED BASIS ACROSS THE REGION. BUT RIGHT NOW, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ANY CLOUD COVER, JUST SOME OF THESE PUFFY CLOUDS YOU SEE DEVELOPING IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. AND IT IS HOT OUT THERE ALREADY. NOTHING ON THE RADAR TO SHOW YOU AT THE MOMENT EITHER. THIS MAY BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVE AS WE GET INTO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE UNDER THIS LEVEL ONE MARGINAL RISK ALONG THESE NORTHERN COUNTIES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND BACK OUT TO THE FOOTHILLS. THE MOUNTAINS TOO, AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TODAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS, THOSE WOULD PRIMARILY CONTAIN SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF HAIL IN THEM TOO. RIGHT NOW, IT’S ALREADY 90 IN THE TRIAD. IT’S 94 IN RALEIGH, 83 ASHEVILLE AND 75 IN BOONE. AT THIS HOUR, YOU TEAM IN THE HUMIDITY THAT’S OUT THERE. WE’VE GOT OUR DEW POINTS AROUND 70. SOME LOW 70S. MAKES IT FEEL LIKE IT’S 95. MAKES IT FEEL LIKE IT’S CLOSE TO 100 IN RALEIGH. 96 BACK OUT INTO FAYETTEVILLE. SO IT’S A HOT, HUMID ONE OUT THERE. THERE ARE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES. IT DOES INCLUDE MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN OUR VIEWING AREA, AND THE REST OF THESE AREAS ARE DOWN TO THE EAST FROM CHATHAM COUNTY, DOWN TOWARDS THE TRIANGLE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY. AND WE’LL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE MAY HIT 95 OR 96 AS WELL. WE HAVE IMPACT HOURS IN THERE FOR THE CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ON AN ISOLATED BASIS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING, WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT SOME CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. TOMORROW. WE’LL HAVE YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. THANK YOU DAVE. BECAUSE OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THE CITY OF GREENSBORO IS OPENING AN ORANGE FLAG COOLING CENTER. IT’S AT THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER ON EAST WASHINGTON STREET. SINGLE ADULTS AND FAMILIES CAN COOL DOWN FROM 7 P.M. TO 7 A.M., AND THE CITY ACTIVATES THE ORANGE FLAG. ON DAYS WHEN THE HIGH TEMP REACHES 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AND OVERNIGHT TEMPS DO NOT FALL BELOW 70 DEGREES. TO BREAKING NEWS NOW, GREENSBORO POLICE SAY A 16 YEAR OLD WAS KILLED IN A SHOOTING ON LYNNHAVEN DRIVE. WE HAVE VIDEO HERE FROM THE SCENE. OFFICERS FOUND TWO PEOPLE WITH APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUNDS JUST BEFORE 930 LAST NIGHT. INVESTIGATORS SAY 16 YEAR OLD MALIKAI HOLMES DIED AT THE SCENE. WE’RE TOLD THE SECOND VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITION. RIGHT NOW, DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT LED UP TO THAT SHOOTING. IN WINSTON-SALEM, A FOURTH SUSPECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION TO A HOMICIDE. LAST MONTH. POLICE SAY 18 YEAR OLD JAHEIM ROBINSON IS CHARGED WITH FELONY MURDER AND ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. THOSE COUNTS STEMMING FROM THE MAY 18TH SHOOTING OF 26 YEAR OLD TERRELL TIMMONS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE. THREE OTHER SUSPECTS ARE ALSO CHARGED. IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE FACING COUNTS INCLUDING MURDER AND FELONY ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. TO BREAKING NEWS AT THE PENTAGON NOW. HAZMAT CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF WHAT’S DESCRIBED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT. A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN SAYS SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS DETECTED AN AIR QUALITY ISSUE. SO THEY ARE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES THAT ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER IS IN EFFECT IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU IS WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE DO GET AN UPDATE. IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS, A MAN ACCUSED OF BEING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR THAT HIT AND KILLED A FIVE-YEAR-OLD IN HIGH POINT IS SET TO FACE A JUDGE. THE CHILD’S GRIEVING MOTHER TOLD OUR BETHANY CATES SHE KNOWS THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT AND DOES FORGIVE THE SUSPECT. AFTER ALMOST A WEEK, OFFICERS ARRESTED 25 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH BENTON IN CONNECTION TO THE HIT AND RUN CRASH THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF FIVE YEAR OLD LUIS. IN A SHORT MESSAGE TODAY, SHE SHARED THAT SHE IS DOING OKAY, CALMING DOWN AND HOPING THAT EVERYTHING GOES IN THE BEST WAY IT CAN. AND EARLIER THIS WEEK, SHE SHARED THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AND THAT SHE FORGIVES HIM. I’M DOING MY BEST TO BE STRONG BECAUSE I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS AT PEACE. HE WAS AN ANGEL, FAR TOO GOOD FOR THIS WORLD. ANGELA AIXA DIAZ IS THE MOM OF FIVE YEAR OLD LUIS, WHO WAS KILLED FRIDAY JUST AFTER 5 P.M. IN A HIT AND RUN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST RUSSELL AVENUE AND VINE STREET. AFTER ALMOST A WEEK OF SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER, POLICE IDENTIFIED 25 YEAR-OLD JEREMIAH BENTON AS THE SUSPECT IN THE CASE AND ARRESTED HIM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT HIS HOME. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE DIDN’T STOP BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED AND HE KNEW THAT HE HAD HIT THE CHILD. I █DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I DON’T KNOW WHY MY SON WAS THERE. YES, THEY KNEW THEY WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE OUT ON THE STREET. I DON’T UNDERSTAND IF SOMEONE CALLED HIM. I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION. TO MAKE HIM GO TO THAT SPOT. I FORGIVE HIM BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND. I BELIEVE IN GOD, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ACCIDENTS HAPPENED. I DON’T THINK HE LEFT HIS HOUSE THINKING, I’M GOING TO KILL A CHILD. I KNOW THAT WASN’T THE CASE. I FORGIVE HIM. ARIAS SAYS HER SON HAD A BEAUTIFUL AURA, AND EVERYWHERE HE WENT, HE STOOD OUT. BUT NOW HER WORLD HAS CHANGED AND SHE IS HOLDING ON TO THE PRECIOUS MEMORIES SHE CREATED THROUGHOUT HIS FIVE YEARS. I INTELLIGENT, HE WAS INTELLIGENT, FRIENDLY, LOVING AND VERY AFFECTIONATE. HE LOVED THINGS LIKE STUFFED ANIMALS. THAT WAS OUR BETHANY CATES REPORTING. BE
Police arrested a 49-year-old man after allegedly breaking into a Pleasant Garden residence. Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call describing a fight at the home on Cheyenne Trail, but the suspect fled once police were on their way to the scene.James Samuel Sams was located after deputies located a vehicle matching the description and conducted a traffic stop.Sams was then arrested and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center and charged with first-degree burglary.He was issued no bond.Sams is set to appear in court on June 11 in Randolph District Court.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | TRENDING
PLEASANT GARDEN, N.C. —
Police arrested a 49-year-old man after allegedly breaking into a Pleasant Garden residence.
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Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call describing a fight at the home on Cheyenne Trail, but the suspect fled once police were on their way to the scene.
James Samuel Sams was located after deputies located a vehicle matching the description and conducted a traffic stop.
Sams was then arrested and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center and charged with first-degree burglary.
He was issued no bond.
Sams is set to appear in court on June 11 in Randolph District Court.
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