Inmate Killed, Corrections Officer Wounded in Courthouse Shootout

Willie Forrest, charged with first degree murder and kidnapping, was about to be transferred from Jackson County to Central Prison in Raleigh, when he grabbed the holster and gun from Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Hicks and fired six shots. Read more, HERE.

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