The last person wanted in the September 24 murder of Wilton Cotton was returned to Halifax County today.
Quandre Alston, a 20-year-old Weldon man, is currently in custody in Baltimore, and waiting extradition proceedings in the shooting death of Wilton Cotton, a murder arrest warrants say was over $595.33 in currency and one ounce of marijuana.
The seventh suspect in the Wilton Cotton murder and shooting of Richard Squire Jr. has been identified, Roanoke Rapids police confirmed today.
One of the men charged in the Wilton Cotton murder faces new charges unrelated to the slaying that occurred on Gordon Drive the afternoon of September 24.
As Roanoke Rapids police try to reel in the seventh person wanted in the murder of Wilton Cotton and the shooting of Richard Squire Jr. they say drugs were the target and robbery the motive.
(Editor's note: This afternoon we were informed by Roanoke Rapids police that Keon Ryland was freed after evidence of identity theft was discovered. Aspects of the story dealing with Desmond King remain correct. The content concerning Ryland has been edited to reflect that he was released and police continue to look for the seventh suspect.)
One man wanted in the Wilton Cotton murder surrendered Tuesday night while the other was taken into custody in rural Nash County and delivered to Halifax County this morning. The one arrested in Nash County was later freed.
Two more people are wanted for the Gordon Drive murder and shooting, Roanoke Rapids police said today.
A third person was taken into custody Wednesday in the shooting death of Wilton Lee Shawn Cotton last week and the shooting of another man who is now listed in stable condition.
Roanoke Rapids police are looking for answers following a Wednesday afternoon shooting that left a Garysburg man dead and a 20-year -old in critical condition at an undisclosed hospital.
