“You could tell it was almost like an old western shootout” — Terry Johnson, Alamance County Sheriff
WADESBORO — The Wadesboro Police Department assisted law enforcement from Alamance County to arrest Steven Alexander Stewart III, where he is connected to the murder of a Mexican drug cartel member.
Deputies with the Alamance Sheriff’s Department believe Stewart, 32, was with his brother-in-law Barney Harris at a “stash house” for a Jalisco New Generation cartel in Green Level, N.C. Stewart and Harris were allegedly attempting to rob the house on April 8.
Vehicles were caught on camera near the crime scene, which led the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department to Stewart. Stewart was arrested on April 11 and charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a felon.