Burglary ring tied to Rowan, Cabarrus

By Shavonne Potts

news@kannapoliscitizen.com

Four people from Concord, Rockwell and Richfield have been charged in a burglary ring that targeted at least 15 homes, businesses and construction sites.

During the course of this investigation, detectives recovered approximately $150,000 in stolen property from Rowan and Cabarrus counties and cleared 15 Rowan County break-in or larceny cases.

Rowan County Sheriff’s officials say the Richfield man at the head of the ring brought in more people partly because he could not carry out furniture and large appliances by himself.

Detectives began investigating numerous break-ins in eastern Rowan County during September.

Darrell Wayne Parks, 44, of 6860 River Road, Richfield, was charged more than a week ago with breaking into a couple’s home while they were on their honeymoon.

A relative of the couple went to the Mossy Oak Lane home to find it empty of all furnishings except a sofa and refrigerator.

At Parks’ River Road home, detectives found some of the newlyweds’ property from Mossy Oak Lane, property taken from a construction site in Gold Hill and a utility trailer stolen from Old Beatty Ford Road.

Parks, also known as Darrell Parker, had more charges added against him: felony breaking and entering/larceny, felony larceny and misdemeanor larceny.

Also charged are: 

• Marvin R. Kiser, 103 Sunset Drive, Rockwell: felony breaking and entering/larceny, three counts of felony larceny. He posted $2,500 bond and was released from the Rowan County Detention Center.

• Karie Hinson Kiser, 103 Sunset Drive, Rockwell: two counts of felony breaking and entering/larceny, felony larceny and misdemeanor larceny. She posted $1,000 bond and has been released.

• Carl Felix Kiser III, 37, 912 Bost Wood Lane, Concord: three counts of felony breaking and entering/larceny and felony larceny. Kiser remains in the Detention Center under $20,000.

In several cases, building materials and appliances were stolen from houses under construction.

Detectives discovered Parks was attempting to sell property and a trailer that matched a description of the items stolen.

Detectives also found property linking Parks to more break-ins and thefts in Rowan and Cabarrus counties.

The investigation revealed Parks and Felix and Marvin Kiser often worked together and planned different crimes, including the break-ins and larcenies.

Detectives developed Marvin and Felix Kiser as suspects in these crimes. Investigators discovered stolen property at other locations in Rockwell and Cabarrus County.

Property from the Mossy Oak Lane break-in was located at Marvin Kiser’s residence in Rockwell. Detectives responded to a relative of Kiser on Cold Springs Road in Cabarrus County near Concord and located a new air conditioning unit stolen in April from 110 Aviation Drive, Gold Hill, and a utility trailer from Bost’s Graphics located at 8225 U.S. 52 in Rockwell.

The trailer was stolen the night of Sept. 16 at the same time a motor scooter was stolen from a residence next door to Bost’s Graphics. The scooter was recovered at Parks’ River Road home.

The Sheriff’s Office still has two chainsaws, two battery-powered power tools and a car stereo that have not been connected to a case but are believed to be stolen.

Any information on this case or property can be given to Detective Sgt. C.A. Moose at the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, 704-216-8687, or Crime Stoppers, 1-866-639-5245.

Concord man charged with women’s murders

CONCORD (AP) — Police say a man has been charged with murder after shooting his ex-girlfriend and another woman to death in the ex-girlfriend’s neighborhood.

Authorities arrested 28-year-old Christopher Joseph Willard, of 728 Old Charlotte Road, Concord, on Friday after a four-hour standoff following the shootings at 314 Highland Ave.

Police say Willard killed his ex-girlfriend, 27-year-old Melissa Jones, of 301 Highland Ave., and 57-year-old Joyce Fink, of 314 Highland Ave.

Fink’s daughter told the Charlotte Observer her mother had recovered from a stroke last year and was shot as she sat in a chair.

Willard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and remains in jail under no bond.

Concord Police Maj. Wendell Rummage said officers were called to the Highland Avenue home early in the afternoon after they learned shots had been fired in the house.

Officers surrounded the house, and at one point, Concord police officials asked “all news helicopters remain at least 2 miles from the scene and refrain from any direct fly overs.”

At one point, and it’s not clear how, Jones got out of the residence and was taken to Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, where she died.

After a four-hour standoff, Willard finally surrendered without incident to officers about 4 p.m.

Police would only say that their initial investigation indicates the shooting “appears to have a domestic motive and all parties were acquainted.”

Willard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Sheriff’s Office Web site does not indicate Willard has any previous arrest record in recent years.

Fire Department open house offers fun, tips

By Sam Wineka

For the Kannapolis Citizen

National Fire Prevention Week began Sunday, and the Kannapolis Fire Department made sure the community knew about it by hosting its first open house Saturday. 

Before becoming fire chief in Kannapolis last year, Ernie Hiers’ old department in Temple Terrace, Fla., used to have a similar event. 

“We’d probably done it the last 20 years,” Hiers said. “I think the kids look forward to it every year.”

The department arranged to have a giant inflatable slide made to look like a firetruck and an inflated bouncing room in the shape of a Dalmatian. The youngest visitors got fire safety coloring books and pencils and a chance to shake flippers or paws with the Danger Rangers’ Sully and Kitty, members of an educational safety cartoon series.

With Halloween approaching, there was also a table dedicated to trick-or-treat safety and a poison control table offering instructions about which candy to eat and which to throw out.

For the adults, there were safety demonstrations, including fire extinguisher practice, where a person could put out a small fire using one of the department’s extinguishers. 

Firefighters also demonstrated how they removed people trapped in a car, and residents could view a small shed equipped with a sprinkler system demonstrating how the systems can help extinguish fires in homes.

“A lot of people have the misconception of how expensive it is to install sprinklers, but the life safety is worth it,” event coordinator Maria Bostian said.

Bostian said the department spread word about the open house through local preschools and elementary schools, hoping children would make their parents attend.

Tanya Feehan, 28, brought her 3-year-old  daughter, Emma, by after seeing signs for the event. 

“I want to see the animals,” Emma said of Sully and Kitty, as well as owl and monkey mascots. “I want to go play.”

Steve Tournay, 55, brought his three grandchildren, Drake, 6, Kali, 5, and Lili, 3.

“It’s a nice day to have it,” he said.

“My teacher told me about it,” Kali said. “But we couldn’t use the buses.” She was happy her grandfather brought her instead. 

Though the event was popular this year, Hiers said he wouldn’t be surprised if it grows. By the time he left Florida, his former department’s event drew 3,000 to 4,000 kids each year. 

Firefighters, recruits and members of the department’s Explorer Scout group helped with the open house.

But that didn’t mean they all got the day off. Many firefighters were on call, and some responded to a call five minutes after the open house started.

“We would always make sure the city was covered,” said A Shift Battalion Chief Tracy Winecoff. 

‘Most Wanted’ did not get away this time

Concord Police officers received an anonymous tip Wednesday afternoon that one of Concord’s Most Wanted  offenders was standing near the intersection of Academy Avenue and Duval Street. 

Officers responded around 1:30 p.m. and chased Lamont Eugene “Booger” Diaz, 32, on foot a short distance before catching him.

He had eluded police in five previous attempts to arrest him while fleeing in a car or on foot since the summer of 2006 when he first failed to appear on other cases.

The most serious pending charge against him is a charge of second-degree rape brought in or a December 2007.

In addition to the rape charge, Diaz was booked into the Cabarrus County Jail on charges of felony speeding to elude arrest; resisting an officer; driving with a revoked license; reckless driving; and four counts of failing to pay child support.

His bond was set at  $111,600, and his first court appearance came Monday on the rape charge.

Brothers charged with smash and grab at 3 businesses

Two brothers face charges that they broke windows to get into three Kannapolis businesses and stole items from each.

The break-ins occurred Sunday at Bill Reames Nationwide Insurance, 1473 Dale Earnhardt Blvd.; law office of Todd C. Williford, 1461 Dale Earnhardt Blvd.; and Stamey Insurance Services, 1460 Dale Earnhardt Blvd.

Officers arrested Christopher Byron Charles, 31, of 607 Dodge St., and Matthew Allen Charles, 25, of the same address.

Both men are charged with burglary by forcible entry and larceny after breaking and entering, both felonies.

They are being held in the Cabarrus County Jail under $6,000 bond.

 

Missing medicine?

A 33-year-old Midland man first reported two prescriptions stolen from his home.

The same day, Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Deputy Troutman charged Jeffrey Mark Bost, 33, 10320 Troutman Road, with filing a false police report.

Bost was released from the Cabarrus County Jail after posting $500 bond.

Bost has a lengthy arrest record dating back to 2000, according to the Sheriff’s Office Web site. In May, he was charged with two counts of obtaining a controlled substance through fraud and obtaining property by false pretense.

In other incidents, the Kannapolis Police Department released the following reports:

 

Arrests

• Virginia Odom, 49, 121 Arlene Ave.; possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule IV controlled substance; 10:45 a.m. Sept. 29.

• Reginald Rorie, 52, 2839 Mayflower Road; felony larceny; 6 p.m. Sept. 29.

• Kormah Tellewoyan, 23, 1535 Oakcrest Drive; vandalism; 10:45 p.m. Sept. 29.

• Alrick Emanuel, 17, 1537 Oakcrest Drive; vandalism; 10:48 p.m. Sept. 29.

• Stevie Hamrick, 57, 524 S. Little Texas Road; failure to appear on no operator’s license charge, possession of drug paraphernalia (allegedly a “crack pipe”); $2,000 bond; 9:30 p.m. Sept. 30.

• Jeffrey Thomas Dixon, 22, 4831 Turnridge Court, Concord; traffic,  carrying a concealed weapon, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, driving while impaired (.12 blood-alcohol test) and with revoked license, misdemeanor probation violation, seat belt violation; $8,000 bond; Oct. 1.

• Anita Jones, 44, 142 Westover Ave.; obtaining money by false pretense; Oct. 1.

• Fernando Alvarez Castaneda, 26, 2854 Shields Drive, Concord; driving with revoked license, false information to an officer, speeding (58 mph in a 45-mph zone), failure to appear on earlier no operator’s license charge; $2,500 bond; Oct. 1.

• Richard Wall Smith, 22, 1716 Inspired Way; domestic assault on a female, injury to real property; $500 bond; Oct. 4.

• Terry Glenn Christy, 39, 1308 W. A St.; driving while impaired; Oct. 3.

• Donald Ray Council, 48, 513 N. Cannon Blvd.; communicating threats; Oct. 3.

• Larry Eugene Means, 50, 1100 N. Walnut St.; driving while impaired (.07 blood-alcohol test); Oct. 3.

• Patricia Ann Decker, 37, 700 Fairview St., Kannapolis; driving while impaired, failure to appear on injury to personal property and assault and battery charges; $1,000 bond; Oct. 3.

• Gina Gulledge, 36, 903 Lakeview St.; driving while impaired (.07 blood-alcohol test), traffic infractions; Oct. 4.

• Jamil Rasheem Weaks, 22, 121 Kennedy Ave., Kannapolis; possession of marijuana, driving with revoked license, failure to pay child support; $1,245 bond; Oct. 4.

• Iva Josey, 52, 1810 N. Cannon Blvd.; driving while impaired (.07 blood-alcohol test), traffic infractions; Oct. 4.

• Lisa Kay Honeycutt, 35, 815 McClain Road; shoplifting (allegedly at Rushco no. 6), resisting an officer; $500 bond; Oct. 4.

• Asonya Lumsden, 45, 215 Forest Pond Road; failure to appear on expired tag, no operator’s license charges; Oct. 4.

• Harley Carter, 18, 138 Waco Ave.; injury to property, probation violation; Oct. 4.

• John Robert Bankhead, 24, 2910 Springdale Ave.; assault on a female (allegedly for grabbing and shoving Natassia Miller, 26, to the ground); Oct. 4.

• Tabitha Marie Ballard, 24, 309 Pineview St.; driving while impaired (.11 blood-alcohol test); $2,000 bond; Oct. 4.

• Bernis Paul Rice, 32, 5218 Harmon Place; driving with revoked license, possessing a revoked license, speeding (67 mph in a 55-mph zone); Oct. 5.

• Joseph L. Boyd, 32, 611 Fairview St.; misdemeanor probation violation, failure to appear on driving with revoked license charge; $3,000 bond; Oct. 5.

 

Incidents

• At 10 a.m. Sept. 29, officers questioned a 25-year-old woman at an unspecified location about having marijuana in her purse and a knife in her boot.

• At 11:28 a.m. Sept. 29, Atlantic American Properties reported someone dismantled an air-conditioning unit at an unspecified location and cut out the copper coil inside.

• At 10:30 a.m. Sept. 29, Kendall Sellers, 17, reported money stolen from his locker.

• At 12:57 p.m. Sept. 29, city of Kannapolis employees reported two men, ages 52 and 53, cutting up and stealing metal building materials.

• At 3:10 p.m. Sept. 29, Roger Blackwell, 64, of Leonard Buildings and Truck Accessories, reported someone cut a cable and stole Blackwell’s landscape trailer. He identified the 52-year-old man suspected of stealing the metal building parts.

• At 10:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Oakcrest Apartments reported two people, ages 17 and 23, removed a cable box from the side of a building.

• At 1:19 a.m. Sept. 30, officers questioned a 27-year-old man about firing a handgun in the city.

• At 1:10 a.m. Sept. 30, Ashley Moses, 23, reported a 22-year-old man struck her in the face with his hand.

• At 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29, officers questioned an 18-year-old man, arrested last week on unrelated traffic charges, about firing a shotgun in the city.

• At 11:24 p.m. Sept. 30, officers responded to a report of a 43-year-old woman cutting her left arm with a knife.

• At 8:49 a.m. Sept. 30, officers investigated an incident of someone spray painting graffiti on a city building and on signs throughout that unspecified city property.

• At 5:36 p.m. Sept. 30, Officer T.P. Decker reported a 24-year-old man ran away from him.

• At 3:20 p.m. Sept. 30, Bal Perazim Christian Ministries reported copper piping removed from air-conditioning units at the ministry.

• At 3 p.m. Sept. 30, Food Lion no. 755 reported a 49-year-old man concealed an item while still inside the store.

• At 9:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department employees reported graffiti painted on playground equipment.

• At 9:18 p.m. Sept. 30, Sherry Johnson, 36, reported someone stole her purse from her car.

• At 2:59 p.m. Oct. 1, officers got a request from the Landis Police Department to look for 15-year-old Shakar Robinson, who is missing.

• On Oct. 1, Deborah Cunningham, 48, reported her cell phone stolen from her vehicle.

• On Oct. 1, Letitia Scott, 34, reported a 23-year-old man withdrew money from Scott’s account without permission.

• On Oct. 1, Matthew Freyer, 25, reported someone pried open his front door.

• On Oct. 1, Hilbish Ford reported a customer purchased a vehicle with a worthless check. 

• On Oct. 1, officers talked to a 34-year-old man at an unspecified location about playing his music too loudly in his home.

• On Oct. 1, Taknessia Mincer, 24, reported an acquaintance took Mincer’s debit or credit card and used it without Mincer’s permission.

• On Oct. 2, officers responded a report of a 25-year-old “taking an unknown amount of pills.”

• On Oct. 3, David Wike, 55, reported a mo-ped stolen.

• On Oct. 3, Roger Smith, 40, reported items stolen from his home.

• On Oct. 3, Wanda Brewer, 45, reported mail stolen from her mailbox.

• On Oct. 3, Dollar General no. 10100 reported a 36-year-old customer had written four counterfeit checks to the store.

• On Oct. 3, Anthony Curl, 18, reported a 17-year-old male cut Curl on his  right leg and stomach.

• On Oct. 4, Robert Harvey, 43, reported someone kicked in his back door and ate several cans of food.

• On Oct. 4, Silvia Perez, 43, reported a vehicle taken without permission.

• On Oct. 4, officers questioned a 26-year-old man at an unspecified location about the volume of his car stereo violating city noise rules.

• On Oct. 4, Food Lion no. 1284 reported a 28-year-old man took items without paying.

• On Oct. 4, Kevin Kiser, 44, reported a 31-year-old man entered his home through an unlocked window and stole items.

• On Oct. 5, 

Fast Wireless reported someone broke the front window with a brick or stick.

• On Oct. 5, officers investigated a complaint that a 25-year-old woman was “creating an unsafe environment for two minor children,” one of them 2 years old.

• On Oct. 5, officers located a 39-year-old at an unspecified location who was wanted on a warrant from another jurisdiction.

• On Oct. 5, Jeanine Jackson, 47, reported someone entered her home through an unlocked window.

• On Oct. 5, Konika Smith, 28, reported a 23-year-old man injured her when he grabbed her “about her neck and chest.”

• On Oct. 6, officers assisted Robert Stone, 45, who said an unknown assailant stabbed him in the lower right back.

• On Oct. 5, BP/Rushco no. 12 reported an 18-year-old customer concealed a bottle of wine in his clothing.

 

Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests

• Mary C. Bellicourt, 49, 2457 Acadia Court, Kannapolis; embezzlement; written promise to appear in court; Oct. 3; Deputy Hale.

• Tina Roxanne Hillyer, 48, 328 Ruth Ave., Kannapolis; failure to appear on probation violation; $2,000 bond; Oct. 3; Hale.

• Richard “NCIC” Franklin, 38, streets of Concord; failure to pay child support (Cabarrus and Rowan orders); $2,900 bond; Oct. 1; Deputy Little.

• Christopher Todd Barringer, 21, 1075 Neisler Road, Concord; felony probation violation, failure to appear on charges of speeding (46 mph in a 35-mph zone), driving with revoked license and assault and battery charges; $10,500 bond; Oct. 1; Deputy J. Barringer.

• Jorindal Quantarus Parks, 30, 227 Gay Ave., Concord; assault on a female, communicating threats; $500 bond; Oct. 1; Deputy L. Peck.

• Jason Patrick Hallman, 28, 174 Cannon Blvd., Concord; domestic criminal trespass, injury to personal property; no bond; Oct. 1; Deputy Gilmore.

• Damian K. Phillip, 21, 5227 Grays Ridge Drive, Charlotte; manufacturing marijuana, maintaining dwelling for that purpose; written promise to appear in court; Oct. 3; Deputy Burchett.

• Desmond Emanuel Phillip, 35, 8218 Chatham Oaks Drive, Concord; manufacturing marijuana, maintaining dwelling for that purpose, fictitious tag, driving with revoked license; $1,510 bond; Oct. 3; Deputy Hopkins.

• Norman Joseph Boring, 48, 405 Morris Drive, Harrisburg; driving with revoked license and open container of alcohol; $2,000 bond; Oct. 3; Deputy Wallace.

• Michael Hilton Stogner, 49, 1320 Upper Palmer Road, Salisbury; driving while impaired and with open container of alcohol; custody release, written promise to appear in court; Oct. 3; Deputy Adcock.

• Ronnie Simmons Jr., 34, 7151 Dr. Floyd Road, Concord; simple assault, second-degree trespass, communicating threats; written promise to appear in court; Oct. 4; Deputy Bearden.

• Donna Lee Fascia, 40, 1527 Oak Crest Drive, Concord; worthless checks (14 counts); written promise to appear in court; Oct. 4; Deputy Frye.

• David H. Peck, 42, 5505 Phaniels Church Road, Rockwell; driving while impaired (.19 blood-alcohol test), failure to appear on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer; $2,000 bond; Oct. 5; Tierney.

• Jeffrey T. Adair, 24, 623 Scruggs Road, Forest City; driving while impaired, stop sign violation; written promise to appear in court; Oct. 5; Deputy Zeman.

• Caitlin Rosellen Gottsabend, 18, 6957 Ray Linker Road, Concord; contributing to the delinquency of a minor (two counts); written promise to appear in court; Oct. 5; Deputy Austin.

• Amber Rebecca Cooper, 24, 579 Amity Ave., Concord; possession of marijuana and driving with open container of alcohol; written promise to appear in court; Oct. 5; Zeman.

 

Incidents

• On Oct. 4, Robert G. Winecoff, 43, 1221 Moss Acres Court, Kannapolis, reported $1,100 in items stolen from the construction site at 6131 Pagemont Road. Deputy Blakely.

• On Oct. 4, Paul Edwards Bridges, 39, 4367 Kenlough Drive, Kannapolis, reported someone damaged the left rear fender of his 1997 Mazda Protege. Adcock.

• On Oct. 4, Kimberly Fry Thomas, 22, 320 Becky’s Lane, Rockwell, reported someone stole $308 in items from her unlocked 1985 Toyota Camry and caused $50 damage. Deputy Isenhour.

• On Oct. 3, Tony G. Moose, 47, 3100 Mount Pleasant Road N., Concord, reported a break-in and theft of $800 in property. Sgt. Tierney.

• On Oct. 3, Jerry L. Hopkins, 61, 7648 Gold Hill Road, Rockwell, reported a break-in to his business, 7676 Gold Hill Road, and theft of $725 in property. Tierney.

• On Oct. 3, Phyllis A. Miller, 49, 10271 Hastings Place, Harrisburg, reported the theft of the license plate from her 2007 Dodge van at 5454 Rocky River Road. Deputy Brown.

• On Oct. 4, William Edward Haggerty, 58, 2309 Barkley Road, Midland, reported the theft of two Intertherm air-conditioning units from the rear of his rental property at 1880 Barkley Road since Sept. 4. Deputy Rodriguez.

• On Oct. 4, Mathew Adam  Stikeleather, 24, 6367 Foxchase Drive, Davidson, reported the theft of a black Jeep Wrangler hard top from the bed of his 1980 Ford F-250 between Sept. 16 and Oct. 3. The thieves also caused $400 in damage to the truck interior. Zeman.

• On Oct. 5, Levon R. Furr, 71, of Green Oaks Golf Course, 4775 Hamby Branch Road, reported a break-in there and the theft of $725 in property. Zeman.

• On Oct. 5, Robin E. Sinclair, 44, 6341 Fox Chase Drive, Davidson, reported a break-in to her 2005 Chevy Tahoe at 3900 Stallings Road and the theft of $450 in property. Deputy Staton.

• On Oct. 5, David A. Watts, 39, of D&S Auto Body, 14125 U.S. 601 S., Midland, reported a break-in, with $1,000 damage to a garage window. Rodriguez.

• On Oct. 5, George M. Cobb, 64, 6170 Rocky River Road, Concord, reported the theft of $500 from an outbuilding between Oct. 2 and 5. Deputy Brown.

• On Oct. 5, Katie Elizabeth Coley, 18, 4616 Falcon Chase Drive, Concord, reported $300 in damage to her 1995 Honda Civic at Mount Pleasant High School Oct. 3. Deputy Buckwell.

• On Oct. 5, William Joseph Mullis, 23, 7055 Barrier Georgeville Road, Concord, reported a break-in and the theft of $2,700 in property between Oct. 3 and 5. Deputy Harris.