Violent weekend in northern Beaufort County
Sheriff's Office responds to 2 stabbings, 2 shooting incidents
Published Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:00 AM
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/726114.html
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•Evelyn Scroggins, a 70-year-old Mink Point woman, is charged with assault with intent to kill after investigators say she shot at her neighbor and nearby houses on Capwing Drive, then barricaded herself in her home.
A neighbor reported seeing Scroggins firing shots into the air and in the direction of a nearby home. The man said he was returning to his home after warning a neighbor of Scroggins' behavior when the woman spotted him and opened fire. He dropped to the ground and remained there until deputies arrived.
Scroggins refused to answer the door for deputies and instead stuck the gun out the door, according to the Sheriff's Office. She quickly pulled the gun back in and closed the door.
Deputies made several unsuccessful attempts to lure the woman out of her home by phone and using a public address system. When that didn't work, the Sheriff's Office's SWAT team surrounded the home. Scroggins then surrendered.
She is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center on $25,000 bond. Sunday's arrest was her only arrest in Beaufort County, according to the county's jail log.
No injuries or property damage was reported, and investigators say the motive for the shooting is still unknown.
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