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Two Alamance County men were arrested today on felony prostitution charges. A third man was not located but felony warrants for his arrest are currently outstanding. After the arrests, searches of three residences were conducted in relation to the criminal charges. The warrants for both the arrests and related searches were obtained by agents of the State Bureau of Investigation.

“While this hurricane season has been quiet on the East Coast, Tropical Storm Erika reminds us we must be ready for all types of disasters at any given moment,” Governor McCrory said. “Now is the time to get your emergency kits together, talk with your family and practice what to do when an emergency strikes.”

Update Aug. 28, 12:10 p.m. The State Highway Patrol has identified all occupants involved in Thursday’s collision that occurred on Thanksgiving Fire Department Road in Johnston County: Driver – Fermin Rodriguez Jr., 16, of Zebulon, NC Front Right Seat Passenger – Jovanny Vargas, 16, of Selma, NC Back Left Seat Passenger – Sergio Garcia, 15, of Zebulon, NC

Inmate Dominique Worrell, 26, was found dead at Southern Correctional Institution this afternoon, the subject of an apparent suicide. Officers found Worrell unresponsive, hanging in her cell just before 3 p.m. today.  Prison medical staff and local EMS responded but were unable to revive her.  She was pronounced dead at 3:24 p.m.

UPDATE: Escaped inmate Brandon Brim was captured at about 2 a.m. Monday in Winston Salem by Wake Forest University Police as he was attempting to break into cars. Corrections and law enforcement officers are seeking inmate Brandon Brim, a minimum-custody inmate, who escaped from Forsyth Correctional Center in Winston-Salem around 10 p.m. tonight. Brim, 28, is white male, serving approximately 7 years for habitual breaking and entering.  He may attempt to travel to Davidson or Randolph counties or seek assistance from people he knows in those areas.

A new correctional cadet program that leads to a career path with the North Carolina Department of Public  Safety is launching in Bertie County Schools, developed jointly by the school system, community leaders, the Governor’s Office and the Department of Public Safety.

Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 371 which will allow designated members of the North Carolina National Guard to carry concealed weapons in public facilities such as recruiting centers and armories. “We must fulfill our obligation to protect those who protect us,” Governor McCrory said. “This law will give the National Guard the tools they need to keep themselves, and the public, safe.”

The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement's District Office in Raleigh received numerous complaints from the public about illegal drug activity and alcohol violations occurring at Walnut Creek Amphitheater, an outlet in Raleigh that is licensed by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission. In response to the complaints, ALE conducted a special enforcement operation Aug. 14, and arrested 65 people on 115 charges (25 felonies).

North Carolina Air National Guard airmen and a C-130 aircraft based at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport here have been ordered to California at the request of federal authorities to support wildland forest fire fighting efforts there. An aircrew from the 145th Airlift Wing departed yesterday to support the fire-fighting effort operating from McClellan Air Tanker Base near Sacramento, Calif.

Two people face a September court date for illegally providing alcohol to a 19-year-old who is hospitalized in Pitt County with serious head injuries from crashing a vehicle, according to North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement. ALE charged Robert Digges, 31, of Washington, with aiding and abetting the possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21 by making a beer purchase for him. Jessica Alligood, 27, of Washington, was charged with aiding and abetting the consumption of alcohol by an underage person in her home.