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Maxton cop shoots suspect
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Officer Duron Burney shot 51-year-old Vincent John Hall after he attacked the officer with an object, according to a statement released by the Maxton Police Department. The incident is currently being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation, which is routine when an officer shoots a suspect.
Burney responded to a noise complaint on Saturday at 12:28 p.m. at a home on Cottingham Street.
Upon the officer’s arrival at 12:31 p.m., the officer was “attempting to assess the situation” when an altercation took place between Burney and Hall, during which Hall assaulted Burney with an object, according to the statement.
“As a result of the assault with a deadly weapon, Burney shot Vincent John Hall,” the statement said.
Maxton Rescue and Robeson County Emergency Medical Services transported Hall to Scotland Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to Maxton police, where he was treated and released.
The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina Highway Patrol assisted Maxton police.
Hall was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a government official, communicating threats, and resist, delay, and obstruct, according to the statement. He was being held under a $3,500 secured bond at the Robeson County jail.
Burney is currently on administrative leave, according to Interim Chief Tammy Deese.
Burney is a full-time deputy with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and has been working part-time with the Maxton police because of a shortage of officers, according to Sheriff Kenneth Sealey.
As of Monday afternoon, Burney’s position as a deputy has not been affected by Saturday’s incident. Sealey said that he has to check with the District Attorney’s Office to see what steps the Sheriff’s Office must take during the investigation.
This is the second time within 16 months that a Maxton police officer has been investigated for using force in the line of duty. In September 2008, Detective Jamie Oxendine responded to a call about someone carrying a gun at Holly Court apartments near downtown Maxton. When he arrived, 14-year-old Shawn White was at the complex with what Oxendine thought was a pistol. He told White to drop the weapon and when he did not comply, Oxendine shot him once in the chest. The investigation revealed the boy had a BB gun. The boy recovered.
According to District Attorney Johnson Britt, Oxendine was cleared. He still works with the Maxton Police Department.
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The man was shot and injured by a police officer in St. Andrew ten years ago, and was then held for two days and later charged by police. He had been taking a nap in a vehicle at the back of his workplace. The shooting took place in July 1997.
According to reports the man was shot by a retired police officer who lived next door to the work place. The ex-officer apparently thought that he was a prowler. Although he was taken to a hospital for treatment he was later accused of assault and detained.
The Supreme Court awarded the compensation after finding that he was detained and charged by police without any justification. After being charged with assault ten years ago he was freed by the courts, and then filed his lawsuit.