Breaking and coming into and assault fees upgraded to homicide

ROCKINGHAM — Sheriff Mark Gulledge reviews that on Friday, August 4, 2023, investigators arrested Jason Gary Thrift, 47, of Rockingham, for breaking and coming into to terrorize and assault inflicting critical damage.

Thrift’s fees are in relation to him going to a residence on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the place his ex-wife was positioned. Thrift broke into the residence and assaulted a male topic that was inside.

As of Sunday, August 6, 2023, Thrift has moreover been charged with one open rely of homicide.

The sufferer, Matthew Damien Starling, 46, of Rockingham, handed away from his accidents whereas being handled in a trauma heart.

Thrift was processed and stays within the Richmond County Jail with no bond.