More mayhem in NC

4 arrested in break-in that led to shots fired
By GORDON ANDERSON Herald Staff Writer SANFORD — Four people have been arrested this week in connection with a break-in that led to gunfire Wednesday when the resident of the home caught the suspects in the act, Lee County sheriff’s deputies said.Eric Rafael Flores, 21, of 520 Midland Ave., Juan Manuel Moreno, 18, of 79 Reno Drive, Broadway and Daici Tirado Mendoza, 18, of 135 Romas Lane, Broadway were each charged with breaking and enter­ing and felony larceny.The incident happened Wednesday afternoon when Kenneth George returned to his
Hawkins Avenue home and found Flores exiting the house. Moreno and Mendoza were allegedly in a nearby vehicle that fled when George began firing shots with a pistol he was carrying. Flores fled on foot.Deputies were able to identify Flores through George’s description and were already familiar with Mendoza, whose vehicle matched the description of the one at George’s home. Through Flores and Mendoza, deputies were able to identify and arrest Moreno.Eric Flores’ mother, Teresa Jesus Flores, 39, of 523 Charlotte Ave. was charged with accessory after the fact. Deputies said she helped Flores escape after he fled the scene to her place of work.“She helped him get away after that,” said Capt. Jeff Johnson of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.Eric Flores also told deputies that he is in the country illegally and that federal authorities have already moved to have him deported. He was hit in the hand with one of George’s shots. Johnson said he’s being treated at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.