Blotter: Dec. 14

Published 10:36 pm Sunday, December 13, 2020

• Dale Gene Baldwin, 58, of Winston-Salem, was charged by the Rowan County Sheriff’s office on Friday with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny after breaking and entering. Baldwin allegedly broke into a building owned by Royce Apparel at 5200 S. Main St. in Salisbury. The building is used for storage of overstocked items. After breaking in, Baldwin allegedly stole $500 worth of apparel from the building.

• Eric James McGirt, 41, of Kannapolis, was served with a criminal summons for assault with a deadly weapon after a man claimed that McGirt aggressively approached him while wielding a knife in Dick’s Sporting on Thursday night. The victim, a customer in the store and a relative of McGirt’s, claims that he was standing at the gun counter when he exchanged curse words with McGirt.

• Austin Matthew Milette, 24, of Salisbury, was charged by the Rowan County Sheriff’s office on Friday with misdemeanor assault and battery.

About Ben Stansell

Ben Stansell covers business, county government and more for the Salisbury Post. He joined the staff in August 2020 after graduating from the University of Alabama. Email him at ben.stansell@salisburypost.com.

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