-Press Release, Henderson Police Department
On August 8, 2018, Officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to the 400 block of Pearl Street in reference to a dispatched call of a stabbing. Officers were close by and were on scene within two minutes of receiving the call.
When they arrived, they found Derrick Antonio Davis (age 31) suffering from what appeared to be a stab wound. Information was obtained quickly and a suspect was developed while on scene. Charles Antonio Hayes (age 44), of Merritt Mill Rd, Oxford House, Chapel Hill, NC, was identified as the attacker. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was familiar with Charles A. Hayes, and at the time of the incident Charles A. Hayes was attempting to rob Mr. Davis.
A search of the area by the Henderson Police Department, North Carolina Highway Patrol, and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was conducted, and Charles A. Hayes was located and placed into custody within the first hour of the incident occurring. He was found hiding under an abandoned structure.
We are extremely grateful for the valuable information and cooperation that has been given by our citizens. Their assistance brought immediate closure to this case. As always, we will seek any additional information that our citizens may have about the incident or the circumstance that lead to the crime.