Fayetteville, N.C. — A Fayetteville was taken into custody Thursday night after neighbors reported him roaming the area with a BB gun and a knife, police said.
Earl Sheldon Sorenson, 40, is registered sex offender with a history of mental illness, family members said.
He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for evaluation.



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May 14, 2010 3:20 p.m.
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Yes! give your misery to somebody else to handle.
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