Two Franklin County brothers dead after helicopter crash on the way to OBX
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Two local men dead after helicopter crash
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Two men from Franklin County are dead after their helicopter crashed while flying to the Outer Banks.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the two as brothers, Alan Arant and John Arant, both staples on Smith Mountain Lake.
They departed from Mecklenburg Brunkswick Regional Airport Wednesday night and planned to land at the Dare County Regional Airport.
Debris from the helicopter was found during a search at the Mouth of the Alligator River Thursday morning.
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FARMINGTON A judge set bail Wednesday at $10,000 for a local man accused of threatening to shoot police and causing a 20-hour standoff Sunday at 622 Temple Road.
Matthew Allen, 43, of Farmington is accused of creating a standoff with police for about 20 hours on Sunday into Monday, according to Farmington Police.
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Matthew E. Allen, 43, was arrested Monday on felony charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and a misdemeanor charge of creating a police standoff. He also had unrelated arrest warrants for two charges of failure to appear and a violation of conditions of release that he was arrested on.