Arrests made in Henderson motel killing


On August 6, 2009 members of the Raleigh Police Department’s Fugitive Task Force along with members of the Henderson Police Department apprehended Tevin Lee Daye, 16, of Oakridge Church Road in Kittrell, North Carolina at an apartment complex located on Calvary Road in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Daye has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of David Hicks on June 14, 2009 around 2:00 a.m. at the America’s Best Value Inn at 200 Parham Road in Henderson, North Carolina. Daye is being held in the Vance County Jail without bond pending his court appearance on August 17th, 2009.

Tevin Daye
Tevin Lee Daye

On June 27, 2009 Brooks Montel Jones, 19, of 1644 S. Lynnbank Road in Kittrell was indicted by a grand jury for first degree murder. Jones is being held in the Vance County Jail without bond pending his court appearance on September 1, 2009.

Brooks Jones
Brooks Montel Jones

Any person or persons with information related to this shooting are encouraged to contact the Henderson Police Department at 252.438.4141. Callers may also call Crime Stoppers at 252.492.1925 for information related to this case.