Court appearance for murder suspect in Gastonia area
Brittany Self shouted at Gregory Town during his first court appearance on a first degree murder charge for the fatal shooting of Patrick Schneider outside his Downwood Drive home. Town, neighbor to the victim, said he will hire a lawyer and was not granted bond. Police noted prior dispute but did not explain escalation.
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Brittany Self
Patrick Shawn Schneider
Dawrwood Drive
Gastonia
North Carolina
Gregory Howard Town
Gaston County
Self
Town
Patrick Schneider
Schneider
Downwood Drive
Day
Angela Hoyle
Hoyle
Murder charge filed after man beaten to death
Gaston County Police charged 29 year old Scottie Lee Blanton with second degree murder after a Friday night fight in a trailer park home. Victim Garrett Abernathy died from blunt force injuries after being taken to Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln and then transferred to Main in Charlotte. Police have not determined a motive for the dispute.
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Gaston County
Scottie Lee Blanton
Garrett Wade Abernathy
Carolinas Medical Center
Lincoln
Curtis Rosselle
Abernathy
Carolinas Medical Center Main
Charlotte
GEMS deputy chief placed on leave over DWI charge
Clyde Lee Cantrell Jr the deputy chief of Gaston Emergency Medical Services is on leave after police say he was intoxicated behind the wheel of his personal truck in Stanley. Investigators report Cantrell blew a 0.23 on a blood alcohol test and had been with GEMS since October.
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Gems
DWI
Clyde Cantrell
Gaston Emergency Medical Services
Ing
Stanley
Clyde Lee Cantrell Jr
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