Victim Charged in UNCG Shooting Involving Sidney Lowe's Son

Greensboro, N.C. — A shooting victim who attends the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was charged Tuesday in connection with the incident, which also involved N.C. State basketball coach Sidney Lowe's son.

Stephen Cobb, 19, a freshman from Raleigh, was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, among other charges.

Cobb was injured March 24 during a campus shooting. He suffered wounds that were described as not life-threatening.

He was released into his father's custody on a written promise to appear in court.

Last week, Lowe's son, Sidney Lowe II, 21, was arrested on 22 charges stemming from the shooting and from another robbery in Greensboro. Charges filed by city police included robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping and assault. Campus police chgarged him with possession of a weapon. Lowe was not charged with shooting the victim.

Lowe, who lives in Greensboro, was enrolled last year at nearby North Carolina A&T University, but is no longer a student there.

Brian Patrick Martin, 19, of Greensboro, was also arrested after the shooting on charges of attempted murder and attempted robbery charges.

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IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH RACE. IT WAS KIDS DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND EVENTUALLY SOMEONE GOT HURT. IF YOU PLAY WITH FIRE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET BURNT. THEY JUST NEED TO ACCEPT THEIR PUNISHMENT AND TRY TO GET HELP.

louey2
April 5, 2007 4:39 p.m.

Oh well, that's what happens when you dabble in the drug trade.

Get a clue
April 4, 2007 5:59 p.m.

If it were not for the fact that this is Coach Sid Lowe's son, this would not even be NEWSWORTHY! Moving on ....

Concerned
April 4, 2007 3:44 p.m.

for the person who tried to correct me about the "secured bond" issue a few days ago. Could SR have put up his $800,000 house as bond, if he did not have $450,000 equity in it. Also, if he could, why would SR have done it rather than pay $67,500 (non-refundable) to the 14 bail bondsmen. Is SR concerned that JR is a flight risk, and he may lose his house? Hmmm

Jackaroo
April 4, 2007 1:05 p.m.

I should have used the word "insisted" rather than "required" (Jr is an "adult"). Their leverage would be to tell him he will get a court appointed attorney the next time he got in trouble. And they would not post bond immediately, so he did not have to spend even one night in jail.

Jackaroo
April 4, 2007 12:57 p.m.