East Winston Oil LLC, the owner of the Liberty Street Citgo gas station, said in court papers that it is not the public safety threat that city officials claim in a nuisance abatement lawsuit filed earlier this year.Â
City officials alleged in the lawsuit filed on Sept. 15 in Forsyth Superior Court that the gas station has been the site of criminal activity, including three shootings that happened within 15 days and another fatal shooting that happened in June. The gas station is located at 1522 N. Liberty St.Â
Angela Carmon, the city attorney, and Lori Sykes, an assistant city attorney, also named as defendants Truliant Federal Credit Union, Kelly Blue LLC, Shafic A. Andraos and his wife, Grace M. Andraos, because they are the beneficiaries of the property.Â
Two years ago, Lige Bobby Boswell was convicted of charges that he bilked a 69-year-old woman out of more than $3,000 for a botched paving job on her driveway.Â
Boswell, 51, of Walnut Cove, is now facing charges that he did the same paving scam again, this time to a Walkertown man.
According to an arrest warrant, Boswell is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Forsyth District Court on Jan. 21. Boswell did not immediately return a message left on his cellphone.Â
Forsyth County sheriff s investigators allege that Boswell illegally obtained $1,300 from Somme Isaac Psalm on Dec. 3, an arrest warrant said. Boswell offered to perform asphalt work for free and then demanded money after partially completing the work, the arrest warrant said.
A Forsyth County prosecutor alleged in court that a Rural Hall man shot his roommate and then sought help from a man in New Bern to dismember and burn the body.Â
The detail came out during what is known as a Rule 24 hearing where a judge determines whether prosecutors can pursue the death penalty. Norris Dwayne Rochelle, 25, of Hallmark Drive in Rural Hall is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his roommate, Nicholas Nic Williams, 40. Indictments say Williams died on Feb. 9, 2019. Williams body was found in Craven County on Feb. 12, 2019, one day after Williams parents reported him missing.Â
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