| July 8,
2005 |
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| Party
Crashed, Five Charged with Firearm Larceny |
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Matthew R. Peirce |
Randy B. Wright |
Marc E. Dunn |
Jonathan D. Powell |
Eric S. Messick |
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| Five teens have been arrested in connection with
the theft of firearms during a party on June 25th. |
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| Daryl Carswell of 2649 Highway 64 South reported
on June 26th that his daughter invited a few friends over to his residence for
a small private party while he and his wife were away overnight, Detective
Robert Beall of the Sheriff's Office said. |
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| The Saturday night party grew out of control
after several uninvited people showed up, Beall stated. Carswell noticed the
theft of four firearms and other miscellaneous property when he arrived home
Sunday. |
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| A two week investigation into the case yielded
the arrest of the teens. |
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| "We discovered that several people who attended
this party also attended the party at Sanford Welborn's home earlier this
year," said Beall. In that case, six people were arrested after the
unauthorized party at Welborn's residence resulted in over $15,000 in
damages. |
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| Arrested in the Carswell case are Morganton
residents Matthew Renni Peirce, 16, of 2085 Steamer Lane; Randy Blake
Wright, 19, of 4551 Old Highway 18; Marc Eugene Dunn, 18, of 310 Highridge
Drive; Jonathan David Powell, 19, of 3415 Ridgewood Drive; and Eric Stephen
Messick, 16, of 114 Parker Lane. |
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| Peirce, Wright, Dunn, and Powell were charged
with larceny of firearms and misdemeanor larceny. Messick was charged with
possession of stolen firearms. Peirce was jailed in the Burke Catawba District
Confinement Facility under a $25,000 secured bond, while the other four teens
were released into the custody of their parents. |
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