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Posted: December 10, 2009

State pursuing indictment against Sen. Soles

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State senator speaks about allegations

RALEIGH, N.C. — A grand jury in North Carolina on Thursday found probable cause to indict state Sen. R.C. Soles, D-Columbus, on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

A spokeswoman for Attorney General Roy Cooper said his office plans to present an indictment to the grand jury in January.

Authorities have said that Soles shot a man in August after two intruders kicked in the front door of his Tabor City home. The grand jury found there was probable cause to conclude that he "unlawfully, willfully and feloniously" shot the man.

Attorney Joe Cheshire has said that Soles fired in self defense. Cheshire did not immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday, and a message left for Soles was not immediately returned.

Soles, who has has spent 40 years in the General Assembly, also was accused this summer of fondling a teen years ago, but the man who made the allegation later recanted.

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I understand that there are laws about shooting someone that breaks down your door, but how are you to know whether or not they are coming in with deadly force?

With that said, if the guy from Durham that shot the policeman because he thought someone was breaking in his house gets jailtime, so should this senator. Similar scenario.

Term limits bill needed today!
djcgriffin
December 11, 2009 1:35 p.m.
some of you posters need to take the concealed hand gun carry class. you might lern a few things about the un-lawful shooting of someone in your house.
flipper59
December 11, 2009 1:10 p.m.
It was mentioned when this happened that Soles made contact to the police chief on the chief's cell phone, not 911 as we would do.
flipper59
December 11, 2009 1:08 p.m.
you got it (retired and luv it).. Next time I vote for anything. The first thing I'm going to do is check to see which candidate is running for reelection and then I'm voting for the other guy.
ech
December 11, 2009 12:12 p.m.
Term Limits people. Clean all of them out. Rand was a good start, Black is where most of them belong. Now send Soles to the slammer where he won t have access to guns, young boys, or tax payer money. Then work hard on Bashart and hope Bev hits the road next election.
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December 11, 2009 11:35 a.m.
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