Richard Earl Sorrell, Jr., 16, of 5506 St. Mary's Road was firstcharged in Thursday's stabbing death of a friend, Herbert C. Keeter,III, 18. Keeter and Sorrell reportedly had argued about a pack ofcigarettes outside the McDonald's on Old NC 86 at I-85. Police saidSorrell, Keeter and two friends had all been drinking before the stabbing.
Police said Sorrell admitted to them that he had stabbed Keeter, whosebody was found face-down near a picnic area outside the McDonald's.Sorrell's mother had brought him to the police department.
Shortly thereafter, Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass issued astatement saying that Sorrell and two other teens had been charged withrobbery and murder in the death of John D. Creighton.
Creighton, 21, who lived in Durham, had been found fatally stabbedAugust 18. Investigators were stumped, and a public appeal forinformation was unhelpful.
One aspect of Creighton's death particularly baffled officials -- hehad last been seen near the intersection of NC 54 and NC 55 in southernDurham County but his body was found 20 miles away near Hillsborough.
Also arrested in Creighton's murder were Frankie Lee Peach, 17, of 2603E. Horseshoe Rd., Creedmoor, and Charles L. Keith, 19, of 1214 MangumSt., Durham, according to Pendergrass.
The three are being held without bond in Orange County jail. Theirfirst court appearances are expected Monday in Orange County DistrictCourt.
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