More information in the shooting at Senator RC Soles home

"Sources tell WWAY Soles shot 22-year-old Thomas Kyle Blackburn in the leg when Blackburn and BJ Wright allegedly tried to break down the senator's door around 5:20 Sunday afternoon." From the report in this article the suspects were *OUTSIDE* of the house trying to break down the door when Senator Soles shot them. Doesn't that constitute criminal behavior on the part of Senator Soles? I thought that the only time you can LEGALLY use deadly force against someone was if they had broken into your home and were *IN* your home. THEN you can shoot them if you are in fear for your life. Comments??

I am so ashamed of the SolesWrightBlackburnAndtheRest situation involving the Tabor City Community. It is no secret to the lifelong residents that Senator Soles' questionable behavior has gone on for years. Only until now has it been this publicized. People such as Mayor Royce Harper will defend Senator Soles to the dying end because they see him as these criminals do...a gravy train ticket for money. In a way I feel a bit sorry for Mr. Soles because I wonder if he thinks he has a true friend at all. It appears that he is used and he is using people for his re-election. This is a sad situation but has been going on for years. Power and money can make people do strange things. Lives have been damaged by supplying a easy hand out whenever learning to make a living is so much more important. None of these young men invovled with Senator Soles has an education. That speaks volumes in itself. Sen. Soles seems to harp on them getting an education but none have and none will as long as he keeps handing out money by the fist fulls. Rezell Jordan, Allen Strickland Daniel Floyd, Shane Coleman, BJ Wright, Kyle Blackburn, Stacy Scott, Michael Scott, the late Chad Buffkin and Shaun Stanley are individuals closely connected to Senator Soles who are all ex cons with the exception of Strickland. The investigation concerning Sen. Soles should have been done years ago. Sen. Soles is not innocent and all these people totally at fault. Soles Supporters need to get their heads out of the sand and start asking him questions. Sen. Soles knows what he's done and he knows he's in big time trouble or he would not have hired this high profile lawyer who isn't working for nothing I would think. Speculation after speculation can be made by the general public, but a normal and prudent person knows that something is very wrong concerning Senator RC Soles, Jr and these young men. It's time for everything to be laid on the table.

Are you people defending Senator Soles truly that naive? Open your eyes.

The ignorant locals around here have settled for corrupt government for 110 years.....no reason to think that will change any time soon.

Please, SBI, DA Rex Gore, Sheriff Chris Batten, Tabor City Police (even tho Soles does not live in city limits) don't let Soles' influence and money buy a pass for him this time as it has done in other investigations into his wrongdoings. I hope there has been enough publicity and outrage over this latest incident that the "good old boy" system of justice will not prevail this time. DO THE RIGHT THING

Way to go WWAY and Ann McAdams! It's about time someone in the media has the courage to follow this story. You have gained a lot of respect over your competition.

This story keeps getting more and more entertaining every day. I wonder how things will all pan out at the end.

I'm not that familiar with RC Soles but I watched his latest interview and it just seemed like a feeble attempt at damage control. His reasons do not ring true as to why he is involved with these young men. There are public defenders available to the indigent in every county in this state if they need defended in court. As far as the 17 year old, Mr. Soles should have put him in touch with the proper social programs to assist him with living arrangements. If he sincerely thought he was not getting the necessary assistance, perhaps finding a private foster family for the young man and supplementing his support would have been the prudent course of action. Thus far in my life, I have had occasion to hire a few attorneys, one for a child custody case and a couple for representation against insurance companies after automobile accidents. I associated with none of them outside the legal environment and it was certainly me paying them and not the other way around. I had no idea there were attorneys who would actually pay the clients. Guess I should have shopped around a bit more.

Now why in the world would Mr. R.C. Soles, who is such an upstanding Senator/Attorney, give B.J. Wright $8,000? Not only giving him $8,000, but giving it to him while he is prison. What could you do with $8,000 in prison? I work for a living and I barely bring home $1,500 in one month. Boy, I wish I was a young male criminal, then maybe a nice Senator/Attorney might buy me a house, car, four wheelers, and give me money whenever I get in trouble. PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! DOES IT HAVE TO BE ANYMORE CLEAR???

By reading the comments on the Soles' incident, you can readily see that the redneck commentators really have it in for Senator Soles. Their comments are hateful and crude, to say the least. Could it be that the right-wing rednecks (losers--all of them) hate Mr. Soles because he is a highly respected, rich, successful, porwerful man? Is that it? Having known Mr. Soles and his family all my life, I do not hesitate to say that he is a man of fine character and integrity. As a criminal lawyer, he has represented lowlifes, and they have repaid his hard work on their behalf by harrasing him for more handouts. Soles did the right thing when he shot the man who was breaking down his door to do God-knows-what to him. I (and you) would have done the same.

Fox News had a brief story on the shooting this morning - sounded like Soles was the victim of a home invasion by strangers. I've sent their newsroom more info - hopefully they will do a clarification. The news media, with the exception of WWAY TV, has sat on these scandals for years. And of course Soles' buddies at the General Assembly have looked the other way, because they wanted his vote. If he'd been a Republcan, like Rep. Cary Allred (he was seen hugging a 17-yr old female page too closely, suspected of drinking at the GA, and had speeding tickets), he'd have been outed & forced to resign years ago. What if he'd killed one of those young men? And it's only his word that they were actually trying to break in - what if they weren't? This is why we need objective & fair news reporting, and ethical legislators - NO MATTER THE POLITICAL PARTY, and no matter how much bacon they bring home to their constitutents.

This makes me a little embarassed to call Tabor City home. I've always been so proud of the town I've grown up in, but things are changing. The News Media has swarmed here all day, in and out of local businesses just trying to get negative info. Please just lock him up and leave us alone. We'd all be better off. Poor Mr. Rob, will die of a heart attack before this is all over.

My parents grew up with R.C. Soles and I have known of this man for 40+ years. I believe him to be a fine citizen. I don't believe this to be true of very many politicians. I would like to say that even if he had done anything wrong in the past, which I don't believe he did, it doesn't give anyone the right to kick down his door. If someone were kicking in my door, I'd shoot them too, but I would hope I'd have better aim. Mr. Soles, I commend you for protecting yourself and defending your home!!!

These young men are hooligans, that's for sure. The mystery is why Soles would entangle himself with such lowlifes. I do not believe the relationships were sexual--I think it's far more complicated than that . . . but what I would like to know is this: what on earth could have been the basis of their "friendships"? What do the young men have on Soles? What exactly do they know about him? This is the mystery

I find it interesting that Sen. Soles feels the need to help only indigent young men. Are there no needy women in Columbus County? It also is so very rare to hear of an attorney giving the client money, as opposed to the attorney being paid for services. Do we not have public defenders here in Columbus County?I had heard the story the Scott young man had reported 2 years ago from members of his distant family. If he is lying, he is at least consistent in his story telling. I also find it interesting that Sen. Soles meets behind closed doors with the very same men that he has placed restraining orders on. So much for fear for his person...

I had no idea where Tabor City was until I started following this story. The chamber of Commerce must be happy with all the media attention. We southerners love a good scandal. Maybe we will have one out of Tabor City soon.

Too much going on with RC.. Remember, where there is smoke there is a fire !!!!

OH can't wait for the TRUTH to come out in this "poor" county!!!!

All these boys have shady records and appear to be uneducated country boys. When the truth finally sees the daylight, prosecutors will have a credibility issue on their hands. That doesn't even take into account the loyalty that these boys have to him because of money that has changed hands. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. What a mess..

Who in their right mind would break in a house at 5:00 on a Sunday afternoon? Although, I don't think anyones involved in this entire mess is in their "right" mind.