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The Gaston Gazette

Location

Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 2001

Page

7

Man shoots former wife and grandmother at York County courthouse

YORK S C AP A man shot his former common law wife and her grandmother as they waited for a judge about a restraining order. Wilma Thomas 69 died Shannon Thomas 25 brain dead. Suspect Michael Shawn Godfrey arrested and charged with murder and weapons offenses. Courtroom security and domestic violence concerns rise after the incident.

York, S.C York County Wilma Thomas Shannon Thomas Doug McKown Michael Shawn Godfrey Moss Justice Center Sheriff’s Office Criminal Court Tim Hager York Chester Godfrey Thomases Tommy Pope Pope

Attorneys accuse prosecutor's aide of witness tampering

In Spartanburg South Carolina Keith Lasean Simpson on death row faces new claims of witness coaching. Attorneys say Johnny Dyer investigator and others pressured witnesses affecting testimony at the 1994 murder trial tied to the Fas Way store robbery.

Spartanburg S.C Keith Lasean Simpson Simpson Laurens County Joe W. Harrison Nathan Scott Harrison Scott Johnny Dyer Holman Gossett John H. Blume Sheri Lynn Johnson Cornell Law School Russell D. Ghent Greenville John C. Hayes III Hayes Dyer Enoree Willie Leroy Rice Thompson Phillip K. Sinclair Waters Jack Harrison Joe Harrison

Opium Bust Tops State History In Hickory

Investigators seize about 20 kilograms of opium with an estimated value of 4 million dollars in what authorities call North Carolina's largest opium bust. Five suspects aged 33 to 39 were arrested after a six month probe linking opium imported from Thailand to nationwide distribution.

Hickory (Ap Hickory Thailand North Carolina Floyd Lucas Phoua Khang Yang Ze Vang Mang Khang Ma Chang Chue Yang Saraburi

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