Lot Owner Fires Shot. - North Carolina
A dealership owner was responsible for the lone gunshot fired during Thursday's repossession turned arrest, according to reports from the Pitt County Sheriff's Office.
A sheriff's office spokesman confirmed Tim Stox, owner of East Carolina Auto Exchange, fired a single shot at a sports utility vehicle a man was trying to keep from being repossessed.
Stox fired "in fear his property would be damaged," and probably won't face charges because the .22-caliber handgun wasn't aimed at a person, Chief Lee Moore with the sheriff's office said on Friday.
Thomas Ortiz Rogers Jr. arrived at East Carolina Auto Exchange, 3825 Charles Blvd., intending to trade his GMC Denali, which was due to be repossessed by financiers. The dealership contacted the company that financed the vehicle, which sent a repossession team to the car lot.
Learning his car was about to be seized, Rogers jumped into the driver's seat and attempted to escape, hitting two other vehicles in the process. That is when Stox fired his weapon, Moore said.
The incident report was unclear about whether the bullet struck its intended target. No one was hurt.
Deputies arrested Rogers, 36, of 2414 Ann Lane on outstanding warrants including multiple counts of worthless checks, failure to appear and probation violations. No charges have been filed in connection with the incident at the dealership.
His wife, Anna Bunn Rogers, 30, of 295 Fairmont Ave. was arrested at the scene and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
A sheriff's office spokesman confirmed Tim Stox, owner of East Carolina Auto Exchange, fired a single shot at a sports utility vehicle a man was trying to keep from being repossessed.
Stox fired "in fear his property would be damaged," and probably won't face charges because the .22-caliber handgun wasn't aimed at a person, Chief Lee Moore with the sheriff's office said on Friday.
Thomas Ortiz Rogers Jr. arrived at East Carolina Auto Exchange, 3825 Charles Blvd., intending to trade his GMC Denali, which was due to be repossessed by financiers. The dealership contacted the company that financed the vehicle, which sent a repossession team to the car lot.
Learning his car was about to be seized, Rogers jumped into the driver's seat and attempted to escape, hitting two other vehicles in the process. That is when Stox fired his weapon, Moore said.
The incident report was unclear about whether the bullet struck its intended target. No one was hurt.
Deputies arrested Rogers, 36, of 2414 Ann Lane on outstanding warrants including multiple counts of worthless checks, failure to appear and probation violations. No charges have been filed in connection with the incident at the dealership.
His wife, Anna Bunn Rogers, 30, of 295 Fairmont Ave. was arrested at the scene and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
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