WILLIAMSTON, NC — The Williamston Police Department has arrested 51-year-old Jimmey Warddell Lynch in connection with the fatal shooting of Jermaine Smith, 27, on Saturday, September 6.
Officers responded to a home on Roberson Street at approximately 7:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered Smith, a resident of Hamilton, suffering from gunshot wounds. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Lynch was taken into custody at around 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, September 7, and has been charged with an open count of murder. He is currently being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on September 8.
The Williamston Police Department, with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), continues to investigate the case.
