| October 27, 2007 |
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| Sheriff's Office Investigating
Death |
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| On October 27, 2007, at
approximately 11:53 pm, the Burke County Sheriff's Office received a call from
Burke County Emergency Services, in reference to a 911 call, where an alleged
assault had occurred at 1460 Avery Road in Morganton. |
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| The Sheriff's Office was
advised the victim was a male subject that was unconscious, but he was
breathing. |
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| Burke County deputies
responded to the scene and later learned that the victim was deceased. The
Criminal Investigations Division responded and conducted an investigation. |
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| Investigators
interviewed numerous witnesses who stated that the victim, Cedric Labarryan
Emmons, and the suspect Neal Randolph Avery, had been playing cards and
drinking at Emmons' residence. A short time later Emmons and Avery began
picking around with each other and then started wrestling. |
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| Witnesses stated Avery
was able to get Emmons in a headlock and held him face down, not allowing
Emmons to get up. After a while, one of the witnesses called 911 because Emmons
was breathing, but unconscious. Witnesses said they attempted CPR on Emmons,
but were unsuccessful. |
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| Investigators conferred
with the District Attorney's Office in reference to the findings of the
investigation up to this point. The case is still under investigation at this
time. |
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