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In Defense in the Shooting of Robert Clay Trial
The Roanoke Rapids case unfolds with Claude Miles, longtime Patterson Mills overseer, claiming threats from Robert Clay led to a fatal shooting at the Halifax fairgrounds on October 10. Miles testifies that he faced warnings and fear for months, armed himself, and shot Clay three times after Clay allegedly reached for a weapon, with the jury hearing his account alongside defense questions.
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Claude Miles
Patterson Mills Co
The
Herald
Miles
Halifax
State
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Robert Clay
Halifax Fairgrounds
Roanoke Rapids
E. L. Travis
Henry
Floyd Stokes
Will Davis
Jabbo Newsom
Roanoke Mills Co
No. 1
Patterson
Clay
Roanoke No. 1
Howard Wood
Ray Rogers
Rogers
Bill Jones
Ann Shaw
Gray
Lenvin
Littleton Highway
Roanoke Junction
Miles Rem
Fairgrounds
Exum Porter
Porter
Travis