ROCKINGHAM — A man accused of shooting into the back of a car in mid-December is back in jail without bond.
Sidney Dillon Pittman, 23, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder — on top of the previous charges in the case.
Records show the warrant was issued Jan. 9 — the same day District Attorney Jamie Adams authorized the additional charges following a review of the investigation — and served on Jan. 12.
Tashika Trimble, of Ellerbe said she was delivering packages for Amazon with her teenage son, Jonathan Leak, on Dec. 14 when she mistakenly pulled into Pittman’s driveway on Jones Springs Church Road, east of the town.
After realizing her mistake, Trimble said she made the delivery to the correct address and as she was leaving, Pittman shot into her car.
Pittman was arrested Dec. 15 on one felony count of discharging a weapon into an occupied property and a misdemeanor count of injury to personal property, and given a $200,000 secured bond. He was released on bail Dec. 18.
The case caught the eye of civil rights activist John Barnett, who held a press conference just before Christmas calling for the attempted murder charges. Another conference was held Jan. 6.
Trimble said she was concerned for her safety since Pittman lived only a few miles away.
“I’m so happy and relieved,” she told the RO Monday afternoon following Pittman’s arrest. “That’s where he needs to be to think about his stupidity and where it can lead him.”
Pittman’s next court appearance on the attempted murder charges is scheduled for Jan. 29. His next date on the original charges is Feb. 26.
The release order for Pittman’s previous charges prohibit him from possessing firearms and having contact with the reported victims in the case.
Court records show a motion to withdraw as counsel was filed earlier on Jan. 12, prior to Pittman’s second arrest. However, that document was not uploaded to court records at the time of writing.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
