Arrests made in Aberdeen home invasion homicide

October 11, 2023

Law enforcement arrested several people in connection to an Aberdeen home invasion where a woman was murdered, and a suspect was shot and killed, according to a press release by Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields.

Officials responded to a shooting on Forest Circle in the Sherwood Park subdivision Sunday afternoon where they found Tynasha Collins, 23, who had been shot in her home. The shooters fled the scene.

“Sheriff’s investigators determined that an exchange of gunfire occurred within the residence between the perpetrators and home occupants,” said Fields. “17-year-old Darius Nicholson of Richmond County, believed to be one of the perpetrators, was also shot during the incident. Nicholson was transported to Moore Regional Hospital by private vehicle where he later died from his injuries.”

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On Tuesday, Moore County sheriff’s investigators, in coordination with Aberdeen Police and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, executed simultaneous search warrants at three homes throughout Moore and Richmond counties in connection with the home invasion and homicide. Evidence connected to the home invasion was recovered during those searches, said Fields in another press release.

Trevell Wade, 22, of Hamlet, was arrested on a charge of murder. Dajwan Monroe, 21, of Hemingway, S.C., was arrested on a charge of murder. He was located at a Wilmington area hospital being treated for a gunshot wound he sustained during the shootout at the Aberdeen home. He used a fictitious identity when he checked in.

Moore County sheriff’s investigators also executed a search warrant in the Southern Pines in connection with the investigation. They subsequently took custody of a 17-year-old juvenile through the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for one count of murder. Fields did not release the juvenile’s name or picture due to age.

Noah Harrington, 18, of Aberdeen, was arrested on a charge of one count of accessory after the fact to murder. Jaidon Stockey, 21, of Aberdeen, was arrested on a charge of one count of accessory after the fact to murder. Shakeanma Hubbard, 37, of Aberdeen, was arrested on a charge of one count of accessory after the fact to murder. A 15-year-old juvenile from Aberdeen was taken into secure custody through the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for one count of accessory after the fact to murder. Fields did not release the juvenile’s name or picture due to age.

Investigators seized more than 15 pounds of marijuana, 241 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 144 grams of oxycodone, 125 grams of cocaine, 38 grams of THC, and numerous firearms from the home on the day of the homicide, said Fields.

Narcotics investigators arrested Cynthia Ross, 59, of Aberdeen, who was charged with felony conspiracy and felony maintaining a dwelling place for controlled substances.

Christopher Verbal, 26, of Aberdeen, was arrested on charges of felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver Schedule I controlled substance, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance, felony trafficking opium or heroin, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver Schedule II controlled substance, felony possession of Schedule II controlled substance, felony trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, felony trafficking in marijuana, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver Schedule VI controlled substance, two counts of felony possession of Schedule VI controlled substance, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver Schedule VI controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling place for controlled substances, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana paraphernalia.