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Fayetteville: Robert Page indicted on federal carjacking and gun charges

A Sept. 22 grand jury charged Page, 52, of Cumberland County, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. WCTI12 independently named him. CBS 17 added street blocks and pending state counts.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, in an Oct. 28, 2026, release, said a federal grand jury on Sept. 22, 2026, indicted Robert Page, 52, of Cumberland County, on attempted carjacking, carjacking, discharging a gun in furtherance of carjacking, and possessing a gun as a convicted felon.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2026
  • WCTI12, writing early Thursday, independently named Robert Page, used his age as 52, placed him in Cumberland County, and listed those four federal counts.Confirmed by WCTI12 (posted 3:04 a.m. Eastern Oct. 29, 2026)
  • CBS 17, posted Thursday, independently used the Sept. 22 indictment date and the same four federal counts. That page named him Robert Junior Page. The Oct. 28 office notice prints Robert Page and does not print Junior.Confirmed by CBS 17 (posted 12:48 p.m. Eastern Oct. 29, 2026)
  • The office wrote that the first count accuses Page of trying to steal a Toyota 4Runner from two people at a Hardee's drive-through while intending to kill or seriously injure them, and that one of those people was seriously hurt. WCTI12 independently used the 4Runner, the two people, the Hardee's drive-through, Aug. 30, and a serious injury to one person.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; WCTI12
  • The second and third counts, the office wrote, accuse him of stealing a Chevrolet Malibu from another person that same day, again with intent to kill or seriously injure, and of firing a gun and shooting a woman during that taking. WCTI12 independently named the Malibu and wrote that a woman was shot in that crime.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; WCTI12
  • The fourth count states that Page, a convicted felon, possessed a gun on Aug. 30, 2026, the office wrote.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026
  • The office, WCTI12, and CBS 17 all wrote that all three people who were shot survived.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; WCTI12; CBS 17
  • If convicted, the office wrote, Page faces up to 25 years on the attempted carjacking and the completed carjacking, a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life for firing a gun during the Malibu taking, and up to 15 years for possessing a firearm as a felon. CBS 17 used those same federal ranges. WCTI12 wrote that he could face up to life on the firearm count, plus more time on the other counts, and did not print the 25-year or 15-year figures.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; CBS 17; WCTI12
  • Ellis Boyle, the U.S. attorney, made the announcement, the office wrote. The ATF is investigating, the office and WCTI12 both said. Related records are listed as Case No. 5:26-CR-194-FL-RJ.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; WCTI12
  • CBS 17, citing officials, placed the first shooting at a home in the 700 block of Messenger Street just after 7 a.m., the 4Runner attempt at a Hardee's in the 6300 block of Ramsey Street about 10 minutes later, and the third shooting in a Food Lion lot in the 900 block of McArthur Road. The Oct. 28 office notice and the WCTI12 page we read do not print those blocks.Confirmed by CBS 17 only
  • CBS 17, citing records, wrote that Page was convicted of felony breaking and entering in Sampson County in 2002, that he is also facing Cumberland County Sheriff's Office charges tied to Messenger Street and Fayetteville Police Department charges tied to the Hardee's and Food Lion scenes, including three counts of attempted first-degree murder, that he has been held without bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center since his arrest, and that his next Cumberland County court date is Dec. 18. The office notice and WCTI12 do not print those state-court lines.Confirmed by CBS 17 only

Alleged or reported

  • Page shot three people and took or tried to take their vehicles in Cumberland County on the morning of Aug. 30, 2026.the Sept. 22 federal indictment, as described by the U.S. Attorney's Office
  • During the 4Runner attempt he fired a handgun at a woman sitting in the vehicle; the bullet passed through her arm and into her chest. He then shot a woman at close range and took the keys to her Chevrolet Malibu. After the third shooting, officers stopped him in a Ford Focus in Fayetteville; he got out and left a handgun on the driver's seat.U.S. Attorney's Office narrative in the Oct. 28, 2026, release
  • The first of the three shootings was a domestic shooting at a home.U.S. Attorney's Office, Oct. 28, 2026; CBS 17, citing officials, placed that shooting on Messenger Street

Still unknown

  • How a judge will handle the federal case, and whether Page has entered a plea
  • The status of the state attempted-murder counts CBS 17 reported. We have not opened those files
  • The names of the three people who were shot. The pages we read for this update do not name them

What this means for you

Public safety
This story is a charging announcement, not an emergency notice. It is not an official or emergency source. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2026

This site is not the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, or the Fayetteville Police Department. An indictment is an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent. For the written announcement, use the Eastern District release. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Fayetteville, federal prosecutors said a grand jury has charged Robert Page, 52, of Cumberland County, in the Aug. 30 shootings and vehicle takings.

Wednesday's Eastern District notice dated that indictment Sept. 22. The counts are attempted carjacking, carjacking, firing a gun during a carjacking, and possessing a gun as a convicted felon.

WCTI12, writing early Thursday, independently used his name, age, and county, and listed those four counts.

CBS 17, posted later Thursday, used the same September date and the same federal counts. That page printed Robert Junior Page. The written release does not use Junior.

The first count accuses him of trying to take a Toyota 4Runner from two people at a Hardee's drive-through, intending to kill or seriously hurt them. One of those people was seriously injured, that notice said. WCTI12 independently used the 4Runner, the two people, the restaurant, Aug. 30, and a serious injury.

The next two counts accuse him of taking a Chevrolet Malibu from another person that morning and of shooting a woman while doing it. WCTI12 independently named that car and wrote that a woman was shot.

A fourth count says he possessed a gun that day after an earlier felony conviction.

All three people who were shot survived, the office, WCTI12, and CBS 17 each wrote.

A conviction on the carjacking counts can bring up to 25 years, the release said. Firing the gun during the Malibu taking carries a 10-year minimum and up to life. The felon-in-possession count can bring 15 years. CBS 17 used those ranges. WCTI12 mentioned life on the gun count and skipped the other numbers.

CBS 17, citing officials, put the first shooting at a home in the 700 block of Messenger Street just after 7 a.m., the 4Runner attempt at a restaurant in the 6300 block of Ramsey Street, and the third shooting in a Food Lion lot in the 900 block of McArthur Road. The written release we read does not print those blocks.

The same CBS 17 page, citing records, added a 2002 Sampson County breaking-and-entering conviction, pending sheriff's office and city charges that include three counts of attempted first-degree murder, a no-bond hold at the county jail, and a Dec. 18 state-court date. Those lines are CBS 17's.

An indictment is an accusation. He is presumed innocent. Triangle Local is not the U.S. Attorney's Office. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

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Why it matters

Federal charging papers now sit on top of the Aug. 30 Fayetteville shootings. Readers need the office's own counts and ranges, the second account that names him, and the street and state-court lines that appear only on CBS 17.

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Updates

  1. Oct 29, 2026, 2:10 PM

    The U.S. Attorney's Office said a Sept. 22 grand jury indicted Robert Page, 52, of Cumberland County, on federal carjacking and gun counts from Aug. 30. WCTI12 independently named him. CBS 17 added street blocks and pending state counts.

Sources

  1. Prior Felon Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Carjacking and Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting Three Victims in Fayetteville (U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2026: Robert Page, 52, of Cumberland County; Sept. 22 indictment; attempted carjacking, carjacking, discharging a gun in furtherance of carjacking, possessing a gun by a convicted felon; Toyota 4Runner at a Hardee's drive-through; Chevrolet Malibu; Aug. 30, 2026; all three victims survived; up to 25 years on the carjacking counts; 10 years to life for firing a gun during the Malibu taking; up to 15 years as a felon in possession; Ellis Boyle; ATF; Case No. 5:26-CR-194-FL-RJ; indictment is an accusation. Religious phrasing in the narrative is not used here. Text-only; no office photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 2:10 PM

  2. Cumberland County man indicted in alleged carjackings, shootings (WCTI12, Oct. 29, 2026, 3:04 a.m.: Robert Page, 52, Cumberland County; Toyota 4Runner from two people at a Hardee's drive-through on Aug. 30; one victim seriously injured; Chevrolet Malibu; woman shot; all three survived; attempted carjacking, carjacking, discharging a firearm during a carjacking, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon; up to life on the firearm charge; ATF; indictment is an accusation. Text-only; no station photos used.)

    Published by WCTI12 · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 2:10 PM

  3. Fayetteville shooting suspect indicted in federal court on carjacking, firearm charges: Officials (CBS 17, posted Oct. 29, 2026, 12:48 p.m. Eastern: Robert Junior Page, 52; United States Attorney's Office said Wednesday; three shootings minutes apart on Aug. 30; 700 block of Messenger Street just after 7 a.m.; Hardee's in the 6300 block of Ramsey Street about 10 minutes later; Food Lion lot in the 900 block of McArthur Road; all three survived; Sept. 22 indictment on the same four federal counts; 2002 Sampson County felony breaking and entering, records show; same 25-year, 10-to-life, and 15-year federal ranges; Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and Fayetteville Police Department charges including three counts of attempted first-degree murder; held without bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center; next Cumberland County court date Dec. 18. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page returned 403 here. Text-only; no station photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 2:10 PM

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