Heavy winds caused issues throughout the area Wednesday, including knocking down a tree in Denver that, in turn, took out a powerline. Portions of Franklin, Powell, and Main Streets were without power for several hours while public works employees worked to restore the power. Once they were done .
An Elizabeth City man is in custody at Albemarle District Jail charged with shooting a woman in the leg Wednesday night.
Jordan Isaiah Thomas, 26, of Timmerman Drive, was arrested following a shooting incident on Rich Boulevard that sent Shemelva Wilson to the hospital, a press release from the Elizabeth City Police Department states.
Wilson was being treated at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center for a non-life threatening gunshot wound, the release states. A police spokeswoman couldnât be reached Thursday for an update on Wilsonâs condition.
A spokesman for police declined to say what charge Thomas is facing, only that he was taken before a magistrate and confined at the jail in lieu of a $70,000 secured bond. He was scheduled to make a first appearance in District Court on Thursday.