Posted on 09/18/2011 6:45:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Former Sen. Soles charged with assault
By Shelby Sebens & Kevin Maurer
Last Modified: Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:10 a.m.
Former state Sen. R.C. Soles once again faces criminal charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Frankie Jernigan, 29, of Tabor City, claims the 76-year-old man beat him with a metal cane and put a gun to his ribs on Saturday morning after he refused to engage in sex acts.
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This weekend's alleged incident is the latest in a cycle of violence that some of his former clients claim put them on a path to drug addiction, prison stints and a dependence on Soles for money, food and shelter.
Earlier this year, Stacey Scott, another former law client, said Soles hit him with a pipe and threatened him with a gun, according to police reports. Former client B.J. Wright and Scott also accused Soles of beating them and running them over with his luxury car.
Soles, a Democrat who was the state's longest serving legislator, pleaded guilty in February 2010 to a reduced charge of assault with a deadly weapon and was fined $1,000. The charge stemmed from Soles shooting Kyle Blackburn in August 2009. Soles has said he was acting in self-defense after Blackburn and B.J. Wright, 25, tried to kick in the door of his home. Blackburn previously told the StarNews he too had been receiving money from Soles since he was a teenager.
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Here's the whole story:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110619/ARTICLES/110619655
Bear in mind: Soles is one of the most powerful and revered figures in the history of the Democratic Party in North Carolina.
Frankie Jernigan, 29, of Tabor City, claims the 76-year-old man beat him with a metal cane and put a gun to his ribs on Saturday morning after he refused to engage in sex acts... Stacey Scott, another former law client, said Soles hit him with a pipe and threatened him with a gun, according to police reports. Former client B.J. Wright and Scott also accused Soles of beating them and running them over with his luxury car.
B.J. Wright????? Or left?????
I strongly suspect that this will end with the homicide of Soles, who would have to be the victim or it would be swept under the rug. If this is the case, such homosexual homicides are often found to be particularly brutal.
Soles needs to do a better job of selecting his chickens.
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