| August 31,
2001 |
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| Glen
Alpine Man Arrested in Reported Robbery |
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A Glen Alpine
man, also wanted by authorities in Gaston County, was arrested Thursday and
charged by Burke County detectives with common law robbery.
According to
Detective David Warlick, Phillip Kelly Rhyne (left), 38, of 2610 Orders Street in Glen Alpine walked
into Benfield's Small Engine Repair on Morganton Furniture Road and robbed the
business of $15 in cash. |
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| An employee of Benfield's, James Keever, told
authorities Rhyne telephoned the business and asked for the owner, who was not
there. Rhyne allegedly told Keever he was "coming to get the money." |
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| Keever told officers he hid the business's money
after the telephone call. Rhyne arrived shortly afterwards and allegedly went
behind the counter and attempted to open the cash register. He reportedly went
over to a desk and picked up $15 in cash. Rhyne kept his left hand in his
pocket the entire time he was inside the business, according to an incident
report filed with the Sheriff's Office. |
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| The Sheriff's Office already possessed a Gaston
County warrant on Rhyne for larceny. Burke deputies and Glen Alpine officers
later located him at a residence on Linville Street in Glen Alpine. |
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| Rhyne was jailed under a $50,000 secured bond
and is awaiting a first court appearance. |
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