Democrat Willie Rowe will become the new Wake County Sheriff after beating former sheriff Donnie Harrison, a Republican, on Tuesday. Rowe will replace incumbent Gerald Baker, who lost a primary earlier this year.
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When the charges were announced against Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd's accused killers, brothers Arturo Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, a charge of "possession of a firearm by an illegal alien" was included, making the killing not just a local law-enforcement issue but a border-control issue for many Republicans.