June 10, 2021
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. – A man charged with killing two motorcyclists in Rockingham County has been extradited to North Carolina.
Martin Calvin Cox Jr., of Browns Summit, is in custody in Rockingham County following his arrest recently near Louisville, Kentucky.
According to Sheriff Sam Page, Cox was taken to the Rockingham County Detention Facility from the Bullitt County Detention Facility in Kentucky Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators said in May that Cox shot three people riding
motorcycles on Highway 29 near Reidsville in the area of the Barnes Street overpass after following them from a gas station just off the highway. Two of the victims died from their injuries.
Suspect in fatal motorcyclist shootings to return to NC
May 28, 2021
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WENTWORTH, N.C. (AP) The suspect in the shooting deaths of two motorcyclists and the wounding of third is headed back to North Carolina.
WGHP-TV reports that court documents from Bullitt County, Kentucky, show Martin Calvin Cox Jr., 41, of Browns Summit has agreed to be returned to North Carolina to face murder charges.
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said the shootings occurred on the U.S. Highway 29 bypass in Reidsville on Monday. According to warrants, Cox waited for the victims to leave a gas station and followed them onto the highway before shooting them.
WENTWORTH, N.C. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting deaths of two motorcyclists and the wounding of third in North Carolina has been taken into custody in Kentucky, a sheriff