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Emporia man faces trial for Franklin man’s homicide

AUGUST 4, 2013

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BY STEPHEN H. COWLES/STAFF WRITER Stephen.cowles@tidewaternews.com

COURTLAND—An Emporia man charged in the first-degree murder of a Franklin man is scheduled for a jury trial at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, in South-

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freesboro is the site of the annual North Carolina Watermelon Festival. The parade is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Activities include music, watermelon eating and seed-spitting contests, amusement rides and music. Fireworks are scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m. For more information, call 252-3987695, email: melons@watermelonfestivalnc.com; or visit www.watermelonfestivalnc. com.

ampton County Circuit Court. La’mon Frederick Bradshaw, 18, was 17 years old when he was arrested and charged with helping Sol “Dukey” Damascus Burke shoot Eric “E.T.” Smith on Nov. 8, 2012. Smith is be-

lieved to have been shot when he answered the door at his mother’s home on Pearl Street. The 30-year-old victim, the father of four children, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Burke allegedly killed

Smith after Smith beat him up in September during an attempted robbery in Southampton County. At the time of Bradshaw’s arraignment, he was to be tried as an adult. Other charges include the

Tidewater Academy alumna to lead school Frances Joyner brings enthusiasm for community she grew up in

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sor Dairy Queen Bluegrass Music Show will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Aug. 3. The Winds of Bluegrass Band wl perform. For details, call 242-6446.

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use of a firearm in the commission of a murder, shooting in public and three counts of shooting at an occupied dwelling. Burke is scheduled for a pre-trial Thursday, Sept. 19, with the trial set for Monday, Oct. 21.

Steinert sentenced STAFF REPORT

COURTLAND—A Courtland man received his sentence report in Southampton County Circuit Court for the first-degree murder of his estranged wife. Charles Bernard Steinert got a life sentence, plus 83 years, for murdering Tammy Jo Steinert at her home on June 12, 2010. Detectives have said that on that date, Charles Steinert took a revolver to the house and first shot her uncle, Joseph Michael Wise, in the stomach. Then Charles Steinert shot out the sliding glass back door to get inside. He reportedly chased Tammy Jo Steinert and two girls, Jessica Austin and Rebecca Gray, into a bedroom, where he apparently shot and killed his wife; she was 37. Charles Steinert barricaded himself and the girls, holding them hostage. Austin was Tammy Jo’s daughter from a previous marriage, and

Gray was a visiting friend of hers. The girls were released unharmed that afternoon. Charles Steinert surrendered to police later that evening. At the trial’s conclusion on March 27, the jury took about 45 minutes to return the unanimous guilty verdict on the third day of Charles Steinert’s trial. However, deliberation for what punishment he should receive for the murder and 10 other charges took approximately two hours. In addition to the life sentence, he was given a total of 83 years for the following charges: malicious wounding of Wise; using a firearm maliciously; the abduction of Austin; using a firearm to do so; the abduction of Gray; using a firearm to do so; armed statutory burglary; using a firearm to commit a burglary; the use of a firearm to commit murder; and maliciously discharging a firearm at or within an occupied building or dwelling.

(77%, 68 Votes)

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Police search for pit bull owner

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New Tidewater Academy Head of School Frances Joyner stands in Senior Hall by the handprints, where her handprint once adorned the wall. Joyner hopes to keep alive traditions such as this, foster new ones and bring back others. CAIN MADDEN/MANAGING EDITOR cain.madden@tidewaternews.com

WAKEFIELD—More than 15 years have passed since Frances Joyner last regularly walked the halls of Tidewater Academy, but now she again roams the familiar setting, only this time it is from the other side. Joyner is the new Head of School at the academy in Wakefield, a school that she fondly remembers. “I remember being in Carolyn Stanley’s math class, stressing about geometry,” she said. “Or in Mrs. Hellyer’s class, listening to her recite ‘Hamlet.’” “I still, to this day, proof

my pages as if they are being turned into Mrs. Hellyer to be graded. She expected a lot.” Class isn’t all she remembered. “I walked through senior hall, and it still smells the same way it did,” Joyner said. “I remember where I used to sit and eat lunch. I stepped into the gym, and I can remember buzzer beater basketball games, with the gym packed out, standing room only. I remember football games, and homecomings, which we were known for. “You can’t hide TA pride.” After living away from home for a number of years,

Joyner started to feel a need to return, especially after her grandmother, Anne Hatch, passed away in January. “She was a huge community supporter who gave back a lot, especially as part of the Tidewater Academy Patron’s Association,” she said, noting that her grandmother had been president of the organization for a number of years. “I thought I would come back, and give back to the community like she had done for all of those years.” Joyner knew was feeling homesick by January, but at SEE JOYNER, P. A10

FRANKLIN—Franklin police are searching for the owner of the two pit bulls that escaped and attacked officers this past weekend, where one of the animals was shot and killed during the attack. Warrants are on file for Michael Anthony Scott, 24, of Pine Street in Franklin, who is the owner of the animals. Scott is charged with allowing dogs to attack, two counts of allowing dogs to run at large, two counts of having no dog license and two counts of dogs not wearing tags, said Lt. Tim Whitt, police spokesman. The second pit bull involved in the attack is still on the loose. The incident began at 8:07 a.m. Saturday with a call about two pit bulls roaming around the Southern Food Store on South Street. While checking the

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grounds, one officer was attacked by both dogs and got puncture wounds in his right arm, said Whitt. The injured officer was first attended by EMS and later went to Southampton Memorial Hospital for more treatment. The animals reportedly went to their yards. Because the dogs were unrestrained and there was no one home to answer for them, the police established a perimeter around the yard as a safeguard for civilians. On arrival of the Animal Control Officer, the two pit bulls again attacked the officers. They defended themselves and fired on the dogs, shooting one dead in the ordeal. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Scott and the wounded dog is asked to contact the police at 562-8575.


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