Man arrested on weapon charges


On July 7, 2010 officers with the Henderson Police Department arrested Jerome Vernon Manson of 179 Catherine Weldon Road in Henderson, North Carolina for assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a weapon into occupied property, and felony conspiracy.

The charges stemmed from an investigation conducted by the department’s Criminal Investigations Division in relation to a shooting into an occupied dwelling that occurred at 114 N. College Street on March 27, 2010.

Manson was also arrested for larceny for the theft of beer from Henderson Exxon, 1421B E. Andrews Avenue (formerly Fiddlestix) on July 3, 2010.

Manson received a secured bond of $111,000 for all charges. He has a court hearing pending on July 19, 2010.