Man charged with felony attempted robbery, assault in Iredell County

IREDELL COUNTY ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Erskine Allen Morrison, 39, is facing charges after deputies said he broke into a home on Jennings Road Saturday. Deputy English with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jennings Road after a caller reported a breaking-and-entering and assault. The caller stated that the suspect had entered the home holding a weapon and demanding money. The caller said the suspect was no longer at the scene and fled in a silver pickup truck. Once at the scene, Deputy English spoke to the victim, who had a contusion from being struck by a blunt object. Morrison was later found and charged with felony attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony breaking and entering to terrorize or injury, and felony assault with a deadly weapon to inflict serious injury. Morrison was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center and issued a $20,000 secured bond.

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