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Wilkes County Man Charged With Attempted Murder

January 3, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Marcello Marquis Meaders

A man has been charged in connection to a shooting that happened in Wilkes County last week.

Marcello Marquis Meaders, 20, of 133 Peace Street, North Wilkesboro, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, discharging a firearm within an enclosure with intent to incite fear and going armed to the terror of the public. He was arrested on January 2nd in Chester County, South Carolina where he remains in custody at the present.

On December 28th, Wilkes County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Gentry Street in the Fairplains Community. Meaders is alleged to have fired shots into a vehicle striking a 20-year old man. The victim was struck multiple times and airlifted to a regional medical facility. No update on the victim’s condition has been released.

Meaders is awaiting extradition to Wilkes County.

Photo: Chester County, SC Sheriff’s Office

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