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The Sanford Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
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CLUB BUMBLEBEE SHOOTING
Year later, mother still grieves
STATE
Suspects awaiting trial for 22-year-old’s murder at nightclub By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
MAN CARRYING GUN AT AIRPORT NOT A THREAT
An Ohio man who authorities say was carrying a gun and driving a car loaded with law enforcement equipment when he said he wanted to see the president is a “public-serviceminded” ham-radio, weather and police buff, acquaintances said Monday Page 8A
IMMIGRATION
SANFORD — All’s quiet at the Club Bumblebee today, or what’s left of the old Sanford hotspot. A year ago Monday, that was far from the case. A 22-year-old Sanford woman had just been shot and killed in the parking lot of the then-bustling nightclub at 3002 Industrial Drive in the
early morning hours of April 26, 2009. By all accounts, LaToyia Shantae McIntyre, out for a “ladies’ night” with her younger sister LaTishia, was just a bystander who happened to get in between a shooter and their intended target. The shooting started sometime around 2:15 a.m. that Sunday morning. LaToyia
McIntyre fell to the ground without making a sound. According to LaTishia McIntyre, it seemed LaToyia was just having another one of her periodic asthma attacks. LaTishia tried to roust her, shouting that they needed to run because somebody had a gun. No blood was visible, but
See Shooting, Page 7A
LaToyia Shantae McIntyre
THIRD ANNUAL SANFORD BIKE CRITERIUM
Blood, sweat and gears
ARIZONA LAW PROVOKES PROTESTS ALL OVER The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge Page 10A
CONGRESS
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Cyclists make laps during the third annual Downtown Sanford Bike Criterium on Sunday. See more photos from the event on Page 6A.
GOP STALLS FINANCE BILL, BUT DEMS PUSH ON
Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans’ anger at Wall Street and push through the most sweeping new controls on financial institutions since the Great Depression. Page 12A
OIL RIG DISASTER WELL SPILLING 42K GALLONS OF OIL A DAY
Coast Guard crews raced to protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline Monday as a remote sub tried to shut off an underwater oil well that’s gushing 42,000 gallons a day from the site of a wrecked drilling platform Page 9A
TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE
Vol. 80, No. 97 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
CHATHAM COUNTY
SANFORD
Residents near Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant to get KI pills
Man injured after stabbing with a screwdriver
From staff reports
SHOULD YOU GO?
PITTSBORO — Chatham County will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to residents located within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone of the Harris Nuclear Power Plant Officials will offer drive-through distribution to people living within a 10-mile EPZ of the Shearon Harris plant between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Moncure School, located at 600 Moncure School Road. The distribution will occur from 9 a.m. to 2 pm on Saturday, May 15, and is part of a joint preparedness planning effort by Chatham, Harnett, Lee and Wake counties. The doses are being distributed to replace pills residents may currently have on hand that may expire soon or those who did not receive pills in the last distribution. KI is an over-the-counter medication that can protect the thyroid gland if a person is exposed to radioactive iodine released during an emergency at a nuclear power plant. If taken within the appropriate time and at the recom-
HAPPENING TODAY n Unveiling of the 2010 edition of “Lee County Living,” The Herald’s annual lifestyles magazine published in partnership with the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 8 a.m., sponsored by The Lee County EDC and The Herald at Café 121. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
Residents who are not sure if they live within the 10-mile EPZ can view a map on Progress Energy’s Web site: http://www. progress-energy.com/aboutenergy/powerplants/nuclearplants/harris_emergencyplanningzone.pdf
mended dose, KI blocks the thyroid from absorbing radioactive iodine and reduces the risk of thyroid cancer. Officials warn that residents should not take the pills unless they are directed to do so in an emergency. “We believe it is better to be prepared for an emergency ahead of time. Doing what we can to make sure residents who live within 10 miles of the plant have KI pills on hand if they ever need them is the best course of action,” said Chatham County Health Director Holly Coleman. She added that “people should put their potassium iodide in a safe place once they get home, and NOT take these pills unless they are directed to do so by
See Pills, Page 3A
By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — A Sanford man suffered minor injuries when he was stabbed by a screwdriver-wielding attacker early Monday morning, police say. The man, Roberto Cordova Presas, said he was walking near his home on the 300 block of McIver Street sometime around 1 a.m. Monday when another man jumped out of a white, four-door car and stabbed him with a screwdriver, according to Sgt. Harold Layton with the Sanford Police Department. Presas was treated and released with only minor wounds from Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, Layton said. He said Presas did not know his attacker. Presas was not robbed. Presas described his alleged assailant as a Hispanic male wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts, Layton said. No other information was given.
High: 70 Low: 45
INDEX
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OBITUARIES
SCOTT MOONEYHAM
Sanford: Agnes Brewington, 72; Melvin Buchanan, 95 Aberdeen: Donald Gwynn, 55 Cameron: Shela Rudd, 65 Carthage: Alburn Wall, 83
A guilty plea from ex-Easley aide Poole will make this summer very interesting
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