The troubles continue for state Senator R.C. Soles.
Mr. Soles has a law practice in the Columbus County town of Tabor City, and has recently had a number of run-ins with clients and ex-clients.
Since our first report aired last Thursday, Mr. Soles has pepper sprayed a client who showed up at his house. The client, Stacey Scott, walked to the Tabor City Emergency Services Building for help.
Police say another client of Mr. Soles, 16-year-old Allen Strickland, trespassed on the Senator's property on two separate occasions over the last few weeks, and stole a light fixture.
Police say Strickland learned Soles was considering pressing charges and threatened to call NewsChannel 3, the FBI, and Bettie Fennell, who is Soles' political challenger, with damaging information regarding Soles. He threatened to ruin Soles' political career and said he would see him in prison.
In response to that call, police arrested Strickland on charges of extortion. They also arrested another client of R.C. Soles, Ervin Jordan, who they say worked as an accomplice with Allen Strickland to steal the Senator's light fixture.
In a press release issued today, Mr. Soles said some of his clients have fallen on hard times, and were venting their frustrations on him.
Senator Soles said he did what was necessary to protect his property.
Soles hypocrisy
Anybody taking bets that this Senator also believes that he is entitled to a far superior level of health care (along with his D.C. cronies)than that which he is pressing for you and me?
What an arrogant piece of
What an arrogant piece of trash. He thinks because he defends trash that he is justified in having a gun for protection, but we as ordinary citizens do not have the same right. Get rid of this dirtbag NC.
Handgun ownership
It is time to resign Senator!
You can not expect the public to trust you any further.
My right ot protect my family is as just as yours yet you disagree!
Resignation is in order.
Howard Denny
Sen Soles
Any one who practices in criminal defense and family law will have dangerous and threatening run-ins with their clients and former clients. Not all but some clients are troubled, unstable, emotional and/or violent = about .05% of the time. That is why the majority are in the system to begin with.
As a criminal defense and family law practitioner, I have had my fair share of threats and unstable clients walking into the office or learning my home information, creating a sense of fear b/c of their erratic behavior and threats. I have had former clients stalk me. Most recently, a woman. Not too long ago, coming from a depositions, a former client accosted me - thankfully there were 3 armed detective that I was deposing who handled the situation for me.
Those accused of crimes are entitled to representation b/c it protects those precious and ever ebbing constitutional rights we all inherited. For the .05% who retaliate regardless of the outcome of their case, its a dangerous job - as is for all of us involved - law enforcement and prosecutors.
Family law clients are emotional and angry to begin with - good people at their worst. These cause more safety problems to attorneys and judges than our criminal clients. In Jacksonville, FL (a few years ago), an attorney was held hostage by a disgruntled client and the judge was threatened.
The general public has no insight into how the justice system actually works. The new media skews the system to the detriment of our own liberties.
Support Sen Soles and all those who are in the system supporting and defending you and your constitutional rights
senator soles
Another typical democrat - don't do what I do - do what I say! Anti-gun activist but he has one for his own defense. I cannot stand a hypocrite and I'm beginning to believe more and more that politicians are the lowest of the low (with the exception of a few). They rate even lower than defense lawyers - oh wait, he is a lawyer- why am I not surprised? What is it about people in this country that makes them suddenly seem so accepting of politicians' disgusting behavior? It used to be a bad thing to have no morals or values - but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Terrible, terrible shame.
WE reap what we sow. Why do
WE reap what we sow. Why do the people of southeastern NC keep electing this creep!!
Either the people of
Either the people of Columbus County have closed their eyes as to that Soles has been up to for many, many years or they are truly ignorant. There is a reason he is always helping "boys" and it is not out of the goodness of his heart.
Now RC has Shot one of his Former Clients
It looks bad when the unmarried old man who has a lot of teen boys hanging around his place has to shoot one of them on his front porch.
HYPOCRITE!
Typical liberal democrat. Here this sorry excuse for an elected official has been lobbying against gun ownership - avidly - for years. He then uses one to protect himself by shooting a person! The very rights he has fought to deny people were what he had to use to defend himself.
His anti-American record has now come back to haunt him. I am glad he is physically safe, but I hope his past now makes it a rough ride for him to live down. His preference to deny citizens a basic, Constitutional right, while reserving it for himself, are typical practices of people with a liberal mindset. He just was caught by reality slapping him in the face.
Shame
What in the world is this all about? i think someone knows something and is hanging it over RC's head!
Further reason to never vote in the incumbent,one chance and then out.The longer a politician serves the more corrupt they become.Experience only means more money in their pockets and less work for the people!
Remember this during elections!
When is ol' RC gonna be
When is ol' RC gonna be available to tell us about the boy he has "bought a house for " and "bought a Corvette for" ?????????? All we ever hear on the news is he is unavailable for comment...........??????