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Updated: 8:47 PM Jul 15, 2008
FIRST ON WITN: Arrest Made In Bertie County Murder
Sheriff Greg Atkins tells WITN News they have a suspect in custody for Thursday night's murder near Merry Hill Posted: 5:31 PM Jul 14, 2008 |
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An arrest has been made in the death of a 19-year-old Berite County teen.
Sheriff Greg Atkins says Kendall Riddick, a cousin of the victim, was arrested at his home. The 26-year-old man is charged with first degree murder.
Jessica Riddick was found last Thursday evening outside her wrecked vehicle. The sheriff says she had been stabbed twice in the stomach.
Deputies say they recovered the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, in a ditch near the murder scene.
The suspect is being held at the Bertie Martin Regional Jail under no bond.
Stay with witn.com and WITN News for more on this developing story.
Monday's Update
A suspicious death in Bertie County is now a homicide case.
Sheriff Greg Atkins tells WITN News that investigators believe Jessica Riddick died as the result of two stab wounds to the stomach.
The 19-year-old was found sitting near her wrecked car in a wooded area off Jeff White Road last Thursday night. It appears her car went through a trailer park and into a soy bean field before going into the woods.
The sheriff says they do have a suspect in the murder, but they are not yet in custody.
Original Story
Bertie County deputies are investigating a suspicious death.
Sheriff Greg Atkins tells WITN News that they found the dead teenager's body last night in Merry Hill.
Atkins says the body of Jessica Riddick was found sitting near her wrecked car in a wooded area off Jeff White Road.
The sheriff says, based on the tracks left, that her car went through a trailer park and into a soy bean field before going into the woods.
Right now the sheriff says the 19-year-old's death is being listed as suspicious and an autopsy is being performed on Riddick's body to determine exactly how she died.
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I cannot believe how ignorant some people can be. You have the guts to send a message up here and we know who you are stating get over it, its irrelevant for you police officers to send such thing while there while a family is suffering. It’s your job to serve and protect not to kill so of course the community needed you to find the bad guy so that the family would have some closure and so that the citizens of this community would have some relief. Stop thinking about yourselves and worry about your duty which to serve and protect. If you cannot handle your job then go to Bojangles they just opened up. You all need to go back to training but most of all to school because I don't believe an average educated person would had the decency to show the family respect and not be ignorant. You walk around with your head held up carrying your badge but what you forgot to bring is pride, dignity, but most of all respect for yourself and others. Be mindful of what you say.
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From reading all the comments i realize that there are just some stupid people in the world a family a lost a young girl that had a bright future around her and all you could ask is if she was pregnant by him how stupid is that, he was her cousin how could she be pregnant by him. Could u please find something to do with your time instead of being stupid. This is a sad story and a mother is suffering a loss and you had the nerve to post such a dum comment. Some of Bertie County Poeple r just to much. Get a life. RIP Jessica
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"Curious", I'm Curious to why you would ask such a stupid question. This family is greiving and all you have to do with your time is to question something like that. You should spend your time praying for the family instead of being curious about something as stupid as that. Get your priorities in perspective.
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