The target of a two-day manhunt in Lenoir County is now facing federal charges. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, has announced 30-year-old Robert Lee Strother of Kinston has been charged with Carjacking and firearm offenses, which carry a maximum life sentence if Strother is convicted. Strother is already facing numerous charges after he allegedly shot a Lenoir County deputy who was responding to a domestic call in La Grange on November 19th. Strother also allegedly shot a resident before stealing that individual’s vehicle during the situation. The manhunt came to an end November 21st when Strother was shot and taken into custody by law enforcement.
Feds File Charges Against La Grange Shooting Suspect
Dec 3, 2020 | 12:30 AM
