COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A mistrial has been declared in the murder case against a Tabor City man charged in a January 2023 deadly shooting.
According to court records, Judge Jessica Locklear declared a mistrial Tuesday morning in the trial of Xavier Antonio Rayquan Thomas, who was charged with the murder of Julian Juan Fipps.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded Jan. 9, 2023 to the 2500 block of M.M. Ray Road in Clarendon after receiving reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found an overturned black Jeep Wrangler…