Drive by shooting damages home

A drive-by shooting at a property on Long Branch Road occurred just before 10 p.m. Oct. 19, according to Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.

“Approximately 12 shots struck the residence in what described as a “drive by” style shooting,” said Chief Deputy Jason Owens, “There is a suspect in the case and it is still under investigation and has been assigned to our detective division.” No one was injured in the incident.

Other reports from Rowan County Sheriff’s Office

• A report of damage to a county vehicle in an accident in Rockwell was reported at 1 p.m. Oct. 18.

• Illegal burning on Gallimore Road reportedly occurred about 2:56 p.m. Oct. 18.

• A larceny from a building on U.S. Hwy. 52 reportedly occurred between midnight Oct. 18 and 12:43 p.m. Oct. 19

• A larceny from Hollywood Drive was reported on Oct. 19 and 5:05 p.m. 

• Paul Matthew Carter, 44, was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with assault intending to inflict physical injury to a detention center employee.

• Tysheim Naeshawn Forney, 19, was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with two counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

• Alonzo Ivery Gibson Jr., 49, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with possession of a controlled substance on a penal institution premises.

• David Mitchell Whitmire, 41, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with possession of weapons by a felon, possession of stolen goods and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Shania Marie Dixon, 40, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with possession of stolen goods and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Jerry Dean Sadler, 45, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with trafficking in drugs, maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for controlled substance, possession of schedule III controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia

• Anna Brooke Hipp, 33, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with trafficking in drugs, maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for controlled substance, possession of a schedule III controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Anthony James Sadler, 21, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with trafficking in heroin or opium and maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for controlled substance,

• Thomas Alexander, 28, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with trafficking in heroin or opium, maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for controlled substances, possession of schedule II controlled substance, possession of schedule III controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and interfering with or reconnecting a utility meter.

• John Dood Rakowski, 25, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.