‘On-going feud’ results in arrests

Published 12:00 am Friday, July 19, 2002

Selma police made further arrests this week in what they what they have termed an “on-going feud” between two groups of individuals.

On Thursday, police arrested Eric Hunnington, 18, of Selma, for assault in the first degree for a shooting incident, which occurred July 8, said Capt. Joe Harrell, chief of detectives.

According to police reports, several men, some of whom were armed, were involved in an argument at a parking lot located between Selma Avenue and Washington Streets. Several gunshots were reportedly fired, which resulted in injuries.

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Hunnington, who was shot, was taken to the Vaughan Regional Parkway Campus, where he was later released.

Other arrests in the case include Jarron and Tyron Stallworth, 18-year old twin brothers from Selma, both of whom have been involved in several assaults and shooting incidents in the local area.

Some of the incidents involved assaults on police officers, said police reports.

Both Stallworths, along with Ronald Fitts, a reported friend of the Stallworths, who was also recently arrested on shooting charges,

had their bonds revoked.

On Thursday, police also arrested Eddie Latrell Eaton, 24, of Selma, charging him with attempted murder and two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Harrell said the victim of the attempted murder was Tyron Stallworth, who, during another shooting incident earlier this June, apparently received a bullet to head, a bullet that did not penetrate the skull. Stallworth was taken to the Vaughan Regional Parkway Campus and later released.

“From what we can tell, there appears to be an on-going feud between two different groups in Selma,” said Harrell, who added that all the incidents were connected. “There really is some bad blood between them.”

Harrell added that July has also been a busy month for Selma Police, who have made 27 arrests since the beginning of the month.

“Our police department should be commended for their efforts,” Harrell said. “The detective division especially deserves a lot of credit for the job they have done.”