North Carolina State Trooper Indicted for First-Degree Murder of County Captain
Source Summary
Nekime Matu Oxendine, a 44-year-old North Carolina state highway patrol trooper, has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of Cumberland County Captain Adam Bean. Bean was shot and killed on March 27 at a home in Hope Mills in an apparent domestic dispute. A judge ordered Oxendine held without bond pending trial.
Why it matters
The indictment of a state law enforcement officer for the murder of a county law enforcement captain represents a significant criminal case within the law enforcement community.
