Blotter: Gunshot fired into home on North Oakhurst Drive

Published 4:19 pm Monday, February 22, 2021

By Natalie Anderson
natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police on Friday responded to a gunshot fired into a home located along the 100 block of North Oakhurst Drive.

Police say the resident who reported the incident stated he was taking a shower Friday evening when he heard the gunshot. He ultimately found a bullet hole underneath a bedroom window.

Police also say a gray four-door vehicle was located near the residence with a visible muzzle flash from the gunshot seen outside of the vehicle.

In other Salisbury Police reports:

• U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer, located at 2301 South Main Street, on Friday reported a catalytic converter was stolen.

• A woman reported a past larceny from a motor vehicle on Friday within the 200 block of West Marsh Street.

• A woman on Friday reported larceny of a motor vehicle in the 620 block of E. Bank Street.

• A miscellaneous property damage hit and run was reported on Saturday at 107 Wilson Road where a Duke Energy utility pole was damaged.

• Police responded on Saturday to a call of a hit-and-run collision that resulted in property damage near the intersection of South Fulton and West Thomas streets. Police say a juvenile was unrestrained while in the vehicle and was listed on the report as the victim of an “offense against family child abuse.”

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports:

• Registered sex offender Antoine Darnelle Cherry, 37, on Thursday was charged with failing to notify the Sheriff’s Office of a change in address.

• Gavin Michael Oakes, 28, was charged Thursday with felony possessing a schedule I controlled substance.

• Devin Alexander Cornwell, 23, was charged on Thursday with felony possessing a controlled substance while on penal institution premises.

• Megan Lyn Cook, 33, was charged on Thursday on a felony count of possessing a schedule III controlled substance.

• Tony Hall, 54, was charged on Thursday within the 100 block of Crystal Creek Drive in China Grove on a felony count of possessing a stolen vehicle.

About Natalie Anderson

Natalie Anderson covers the city of Salisbury, politics and more for the Salisbury Post. She joined the staff in January 2020 after graduating from Louisiana State University, where she was editor of The Reveille newspaper. Email her at natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com or call her at 704-797-4246.

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