Crime & Safety
Soldier Defends Himself with Gun in Home Invasion
The Fayetteville man, pictured here, was charged and his accomplice remains in critical condition after being shot.
Recently a rash of home break-ins have been occurring in Fayetteville. Friday, June 1, Michael A. Pistner, of Whitechapel Road, in the Rockfish area of Fayetteville had his home broken into around 4:45p.m.
According to Hoke County Sheriff, Hubert Peterkin, the soldier was in his residence when the back door of his house was kicked in. Pistner then fired a handgun at the three intruders, wounding Gregory Paul Lowrie, 21.
Lowrie was taken to where he remained in critical condition and has yet to be charged, Peterkin said.
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Samuel Arthur Bernard Sweeney, 19, of Cambridge Arms apartments in Fayetteville, is charged with breaking and entering and conspiracy to commit larceny with bail set at $500,000, according Peterkin.
Sweeney was a graduate of in Fayetteville.
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It is not known if the home had a home security system.
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