ROCKINGHAM – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest in connection with a shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 5th.
Clemmie Lee Covington, 59, of Pauline Drive in Rockingham was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
On 9/5/2018, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a gunshot victim on Roberta Dr. in Rockingham.
Deputies arrived and located a female victim with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound.
EMS arrived and transported the victim to FirstHealth Richmond where she was later air lifted to an undisclosed hospital
The victim is listed in critical but stable condition.
Deputies were able to talk with the victim before she was transported and developed a suspect.
Covington was located at his residence a short time later and taken into custody without incident.
Covington was arrested and placed in the Richmond County Detention Center with no bond allowed.
Investigators believe the incident started over an argument involving a vehicle.
It is believed that Covington and the victim have been in a relationship for a number of years.
