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Rapper commits suicide during standoff
McNerney added the hotel had
By Matt Tate
been under surveillance after
Hackensack police informed his
The lone suspect in a New Jersey department that Brittingham was
Deputies arrest
stabbing fatally shot himself March at the hotel.
17 while in a standoff with police Brittingham, who rapped under
in a New York City suburb. the moniker “King Tut,” was in-
Darnell Brittingham, who gave volved in the alleged Feb. 12 attack
woman after chase
police a Weaverville address, com- hours after being released from
mitted suicide while sitting in the prison on drug charges. He, along
back of a taxi cab, according to with promoter and Kansas City,
Lt. Chris McNerney of the Green- Mo., resident Brandon J. Buckley,
burgh (NY) Police Department. were arrested Feb. 10 after police
Brittingham, 23, had been sought in Fort Lee, NJ, pulled over a white
by police in Hackensack, NJ, since Toyota Solara and found several
Feb. 12, when he allegedly stabbed small bags of marijuana and a half
a 21-year-old woman 27 times in ounce of cocaine stuffed inside a
her apartment. The victim, who teddy bear.
was not identified because she was The two men were jailed on drug
an apparent victim of a domestic distribution charges, and Brit-
dispute, has since recovered. tingham posted his $25,000 bail
McNerney said officers pulled
Darnell Brittingham.
from the Bergen County Jail in
over the cab that Brittingham and Hackensack early on the morning
a female passenger were riding in The driver and the female exited, of Feb. 12.
a short distance from a La Quinta McNerney said, but Brittingham Capt. Frank Lomia of the Hack-
Inn where he was staying. Officers remained in the vehicle and shot ensack Police Department said
ordered all occupants out of the car. himself shortly thereafter.
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Raleigh approves ABC store
Tammy Crystal Meadows.
By Matt Tate
(March 19) after she tried to elude
(March 24) for an ABC store in $1.4 million property purchase at
a traffic stop.
By Matt Tate
Weaverville. Northridge Commons. He expects
Deputies from the Buncombe Tammy Crystal Meadows,
Weaverville ABC Board member construction on the 4,000-square
County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35, of Fletcher Martin Road, is
The state ABC Commission Lou Accornero said the board’s next foot store to begin next month with
an Alexander woman Thursday Continued on page 6
approved consideration Tuesday step is to set up a closing date on a an anticipated October opening.
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