ROCKINGHAM — A man is facing several assault charges, including attempted murder, from separate incidents over the past five months.
According to the Rockingham Police Department, 19-year-old Bishop Cillou David on June 26 broke into a residence on Cauthen Drive and assaulted a resident with a baseball bat.
David is also accused of shooting at two people in the same general area during an argument on Nov. 6.
He was arrested Nov. 13 and booked into the Richmond County Jail around 12:43 p.m., records show.
David is charged with one count each of attempted first-degree murder; assault with a deadly weapon; assault inflicting serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; breaking and entering to terrorize; and first-degree trespassing.
He is being held under a combined $167,500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 3.
Online records show David has no other pending charges or previous convictions in North Carolina.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
