Authorities said Keon "Max" Rowe, 25, shot Danny Edwards, 31, of Kenly, around 9:30 p.m. on February 24, 2006 during an argument over a pit bull sale. Edwards was airlifted to Pitt Memorial Hospital, where he later died, Johnston County authorities said. When authorities arrived at the scene on Highway 42 near Clayton, they found almost 50 dogs and a pit underneath a barn on the property. There was also training equipment and dog medicines located at the scene.
Authorities also arrested the homeowner, Triston Hinson, 34, and charged him with promoting dog-fighting as well as possessing cocaine. He was released from the Johnston County Jail after posting bond. Investigators are still searching for Rowe, who was last seen driving a white Mustang GT. Case UpdatesJohnston County sheriff's deputies have charged another man with murder in a shooting at a suspected dog-fighting venue last month.
Danny Ray Edwards was shot and killed Feb. 24 at a farm outside Kenly. Tristan Hinson, the renter of the home on J. Howell Road, is now charged with first-degree murder in Edwards' death.
Deputies had already charged Keon K. Rowe with Edwards' death. Rowe, who was staying with Hinson at the time of the shooting, was arrested by U.S. marshals in Virginia last week.
Today, deputies also charged Rowe with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Both Rowe and Hinson are being held in the Johnston County jail.
After the shooting, sheriff's deputies found 47 pit bulls trained for fighting at Hinson�s farm. He is also charged with felony dog fighting. | Source: The News & Observer - March 16, 2006
Update posted on Mar 16, 2006 - 2:56PM |
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