BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC. (THECOUNT) — Tracey Lynn Wheeler-Rogers, of Hope Mills, NC, has been identified as the Cumberland County Sheriff deputy arrested and charged with, “assault by pointing a gun,” according to local reports.
Wheeler-Rogers, 47, was charged with assault by pointing a gun, according to arrest records. The Cumberland County deputy was arrested in Wake County by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Saturday morning, officials said.
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Lt. Sean Swain with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wheeler-Rogers was a deputy with the organization, but he did not have any additional details about her service background, reports CBS17.
The arrest happened around 9 a.m. on Interstate 40 at U.S. 70, according to Swain and arrest records.
No further details on the incident were provided by officials.
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