Man Charged After Firing Shot During Domestic

Christopher McPherson (Detention Center)

Deputies found a bullet hole in the wall of a home where a man allegedly fired a gun while a woman pleaded for help.

Christopher McPherson, 41, of 1404 Pinelog Rd., Whiteville, was held without bond. He was charged wit to counts of misdemeanor domestic violence and one of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

On Sept. 19, deputies were called to a home on James B. White Highway South on Wednesday after a  911 call about a domestic disturbance. The report said a woman could be heard on the11 call pleading for help, and a man later identified as McPherson threatening her. He then allegedly fired a single shot inside the home, the report said, and fled in a green automobile.

Deputies found a bullet hole consistent with the woman’s statement on their arrival. Officials took out warrants on McPherson and began searching for him. McPherson was listed as a “wanted person with full extradition”, the report said.

He was located early this morning (Oct. 2) and taken into custody.

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