Vendor allegedly assaulted, robbed at gunpoint by employees: Sheriff

SHERILLS FORD, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to Highway Tire in Sherills Ford Wednesday regarding a report of a disturbance involving multiple individuals, one reportedly armed with a firearm.

Deputies determined that an alleged dispute occurred at the business between employees and a vendor. During that incident, two employees allegedly assaulted the vendor and discharged a firearm into the delivery vehicle.

The two employees also allegedly took property belonging to the vendor and prevented him from leaving.

Eric Anderson has been arrested and charged with:

• Shooting into Occupied Property
• Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
• Second-Degree Kidnapping
• Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
• Assault by Pointing a Gun

He is being held on a $200,000 bond with a first court appearance scheduled for Nov. 25.

Scott Anderson has been arrested and charged with:

• Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
• Second-Degree Kidnapping
• Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon

He is being held on a $75,000 bond with a first court appearance scheduled for Nov. 25.

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