| March 27,
2010 |
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Man Arrested for
Attempted Murder |
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James Dean Farr, 29, of 6272 Byrd
Farm Road Connelly Springs, NC, was arrested and charged with attempted first
degree murder after an incident that occurred on Tallent Road in Morganton,
NC.
On March 27, 2010, at 5:56 am, the Burke County Sheriff's Office
responded to 4511 Tallent Road Lot 5 in reference to a shooting
incident. |
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| Upon arrival,
deputies spoke with Tammy Renee Stamey who advised James Leon Carpenter had
been shot. |
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| Stamey told
deputies she and Carpenter were in bed when they heard a knock on their door
and someone say "Burke County Sheriff's Office." Stamey said deputies had been
at her residence earlier and thought they had returned. |
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| Stamey
advised that James Carpenter went to the door and when he opened the door
someone started shooting. Stamey stated she ran back to the bedroom and called
911, but her phone went dead before she could speak with anyone. |
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| Stamey said
that James Dean Farr came to the back bedroom and pointed a small black gun at
her. She said she begged Farr not to shoot her because she had a baby. Farr
then demanded to know where the keys to her truck were and she told him. Ms.
Stamey said that Farr got the keys and left in her 1983 Ford F150 truck. |
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| James Leon
Carpenter was transported to the hospital by Burke County EMS and was then
airlifted to Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville for further treatment.
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| The Burke
County Criminal Investigations Division was contacted for further
investigation. Investigators learned that James Leon Carpenter had been shot
three times. |
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| The stolen
truck was located by investigators approximately one mile from the suspect's
residence. |
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| Investigators
charged James Dean Farr with attempted first degree murder on James Leon
Carpenter. Farr also had several outstanding warrants for his arrest from
previous incidents. |
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| Farr was
arrested at approximately 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Farr has also
been charged with assault and battery, assault inflicting serious injury, elude
arrest with motor vehicle, breaking and entering, and two counts of habitual
felon. |
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| Farr was
placed in the Burke County Jail under a $500,000.00 secured bond for the
attempted first degree murder and additional bonds for all other charges. Total
amount of bond for all charges is $688,000.00 secured. First court appearance
is scheduled for March 29, 2010. |
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