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Rougemont man killed in domestic dispute


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Benji Blackwell, charged in Rougemont shooting death
Benji Blackwell, charged in Rougemont shooting death

A Rougemont man was killed Saturday evening in a domestic dispute, Person County Sheriff Dewey Jones said Monday.

Deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute at 255 Bass Farm Road at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday and found that Chadwick Abernathy, 33, had been fatally shot, Jones said.

Benji Blackwell, 35, who Jones said had an on-and-off romantic relationship with Abernathy, was charged with murder in his death. She was being held without bond in the Person County Jail.

RELATED TOPICS: Person County, Rougemont

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Moral of the story.... Don't get involved in domestic disputes.

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