LUMBERTON, NC (WMBF) One Lumberton man appeared in court
Friday after police say he attempted to torch an internet gaming café occupied
by eight people.
Lt. Brian Duckworth, spokesman for the Robeson County
Sheriff's Office, says 20-year-old Randy Lee Locklear was arrested and charged
for allegedly setting fire to the Match Point Internet Café on Wednesday.
There were two employees and six customers in the building
at the time of the incident.
Duckworth says Locklear was in the café on Wednesday but had
been asked to leave multiple times because he wasn't playing any of the games.
Locklear did exit the building, but moments later another
customer entered and said the exterior of the building was on fire. The fire
was extinguished with a bottle of water, Duckworth said.
Surveillance photos show Locklear setting fire to exposed
wood outside of the building with a cigarette lighter.
Locklear was transported to the Robeson County jail appeared before a judge Friday morning. His bond was set at $10,000.
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