A 39-year-old man has been arrested on child sex charges and is accused of sexually assaulting multiple people.Alamance County deputies say they received a report from the Burlington Police Department in reference to a sexual assault case on Wednesday, April 28.According to BPD, the report indicated that approximately seven victims were sexually assaulted by a family member who was identified as Kenneth Ray King Jr. The Alamance County Sheriff s Office Special Victims Unit continued the investigation.On May 30, King, 39, of Graham, was charged and arrested for felony indecent liberties with a minor and two counts of felony first-degree sex offense with a minor. King was transported to the Alamance County Detention Center and given a $300,000 secured bond.
On May 10, 2021, members of the Alamance County Sheriffâs Office Street Crimes Unit and Special Operations Unit conducted a traffic stop on a 1994 Ford Explorer at 3539 S NC 87 Hwy. in Graham, NC. The occupants of the vehicle were identified as John Ferguson and Elizabeth Moody. The Street Crimes and Special Operations Unit were familiar with Mr. Ferguson and had received information that he was involved in the sale of methamphetamine. Both occupants gave consent to officers to search their vehicle.  Â
During the search, methamphetamine residue, which tested positive in a presumptive field test, was found in a metal canister on a keychain. The vehicle also contained two packages postmarked from Great Britain addressed to Thompson Mill Road in Graham, NC, and two packages that were sealed in USPS bags.
Verdicts and dispositions
Alamance News reporter Thomas Murawski s charge of resisting a public officer was dismissed – he was arrested Oct. 31 while taking photos of Graham Police clearing Court Square during the I Am Change march.
Cary Kirk Griffin was convicted of two counts of resisting a public officer and one count of second-degree trespass.
Elizabeth Duford was found not guilty of resisting a public officer.
Avery Markel Harvey was convicted of disorderly conduct by impeding traffic, but not guilty of resisting a public officer.
Rikeah Nashea Johnson was not guilty of resisting a public officer.
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$1.5 million: revenue on once cent of property tax
3%: increase in county tax base
7.04 cents: Amount of property tax dedicated to education capital spending, paying down bond debt and directly funding projects generating $8.6 million for the Alamance-Burlington School System and $2.1 million for Alamance Community College
3.6 cents: dedicated to the “debt step down” program, $2.6 million paying down county capital spending and $2.9 million ACC borrowing, not from its $39.6 million bond issue
0.96 cents: dedicated county equipment plan, AKA the “penny plan,” $1.5 million including $401,330 for debt services, $1 million for replacement and rehabilitated vehicles including 12 new Sheriff’s cars, a new ambulance and a “remounted” ambulance
2 arrested in Graham protesting for justice in the police shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. Brian Bennett
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Two protesters were arrested Tuesday night in Graham as a small handful of demonstrators held up signs.
According to police officers, they said the protesters needed a permit to protest.
This comes as many around the Triad and the world are demanding transparency in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. and the release of the full police body camera footage.
Witnesses in Elizabeth City said Brown was unarmed and driving away when he was shot and killed by police, according to Brown s family attorney.