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Wake County Social Worker Assaulted on the Job


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Jerrica Culbreth
Jerrica Culbreth

Wake County Human Services is evaluating its security practices following an attack on a social worker at its offices on Tuesday.

According to an arrest warrant, Jerrica Newchta Culbreth, 28, of 308 E. Main St. in Garner, punched the female worker "repeatedly about her face and body" and kicked her repeatedly, causing serious bodily injury.

The victim, Eleanor Lee, 41, was taken to Rex Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition late Tuesday afternoon.

The assault occurred at the Human Services offices at 220 Swinburne St. around noon. Three security guards were on duty at the time, but the five-story building has no security checkpoints or metal detectors.

"Anybody can walk in our building and walk on any floor," said Joan Peebles, who works there. "That's a concern."

After the assault, employees said they received a voicemail from their supervisors, assuring them the county is looking at ways to improve security.

A spokesman for the county confirmed officials are evaluating their security procedures in light of the incident.

Culbreth, who officials said was a client, was arrested and charged with felony assault inflicting serious injuries.

He was in jail Tuesday afternoon under a $25,000 secured bond and was expected to appear in Wake County District Court Wednesday morning.

RELATED TOPICS: Wake County, Garner

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A deviant is a deviant.

When the Town of Chapel Hill and other whacko towns put "We can not discriminate on the bases of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual preference, or disability."

They intentionally allow a persons sexual preference, as an example in the news, for minors gagged in duck tape later murdered to be allowed.

This is an example folks of who is sitting behind the desk and determining the course of society.

"Maybe we should let all the crazy people out and put all of the sane people in..." - Airplane

Tell you what - Airplane nailed it. Cause that is what the US is doing.

That's just nuts, too many crazy people around here.

They must have wanted the guy to get a job and quit living off everyone else. Maybe they cut his food stamps and wanted him to quit living off everyone else. Maybe he's trying to get disablity so he can live off everyone else. OK lets get to the insults and comments of my ignorance that everyone here is so good to give.

"I work as a social worker and have had several success stories in protecting the elderly and disabled adults."

I don't think many disagree that these services are what social services should provide. We just know a LOT of money goes toward programs that simply pay people to do nothing. For you to have to work with people like that, you deserve much more than low pay and the possibility of being beat up!!

MAJOR TYPO on my part. We are NOT getting paid well! LOL

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