RICH SQUARE - Two Bertie County men are behind bars while another is awaiting extradition from Virginia in an assault, robbery, kidnapping, and rape case on Dec. 11 that spanned two counties.
A joint investigation by Sheriffâs detectives in both Bertie and Northampton counties has led to charges filed against 32-year-old David Thompson of Kelford, 27-year-old Montavis McCoy Jones of Windsor, and 40-year-old Willie Freeman of Kelford.
According to Captain Patrick Jacobs of the Northampton County Sheriffâs Office, his agency began a joint investigation with Bertie County Sheriffâs Office in reference to a reported kidnapping, assault, and rape. Upon investigation by the two agencies, it was determined that a 27-year-old male and 24-year-old female were kidnapped at gunpoint at a location in Bertie County before midnight Friday (Dec. 11). The victims were taken to a location in Rich Square where the investigators determined that the male victim was assaulted by numerous