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Taylorsville Police Charge Man With Resisting Arrest

February 7, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

Dexter James Auton

Taylorsville Police arrested a Lenoir man on Thursday and charged him with multiple offenses including resisting arrest. As the result of a suspicious person complaint, 69-year-old Dexter James Auton was taken into custody. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, open container of alcohol and resisting arrest. Auton remains in the Alexander County Detention Center as of this report.

Photo: Taylorsville Police Department

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