Franklinton: Man charged with two counts of murder, woman charged as accessory in Carver Street killings

Updated Oct. 15, 2026: The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has charged a Franklinton man with two counts of first-degree murder in the Oct. 10 shooting deaths of two men just outside Franklinton, and a Franklinton woman with helping him avoid deputies afterward, CBS 17 reported, citing the sheriff's office.

CBS 17 identified the man Thursday as Demetrius Alexander Brodie of Franklinton. Deputies took him into custody Thursday morning. WRAL also reported that Brodie was taken into custody Thursday. CBS 17 said court records showed no information for Brodie as of Thursday afternoon.

Duline Marie Singletary of Franklinton was arrested Wednesday night and charged with felony accessory after the fact, CBS 17 reported. A warrant alleges she gave Brodie a ride so he could avoid law enforcement after the shooting. She appeared in Franklin County court Thursday and was not given a bond. WRAL also reported her Wednesday night arrest and the accessory charge.

A sheriff's warrant identifies the two men killed as Stephone Lavare Perry and Keith Leonard Sneed, CBS 17 reported. The sheriff's office said Wednesday that the victims were 38 and 43 years old. It has not said which man was which age.

A charge is an accusation. Brodie and Singletary are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

This is a separate case from the Lane Store Road killing in Franklinton, in which Devon Whaley is charged in Rasheka Crudup's death. Officials have not linked the two.

A note on names

We are using the full names CBS 17 reported from the warrants: Duline Marie Singletary and Stephone Lavare Perry. WRAL spelled them Daline Marie Singletary and Stepone Perry. We will correct the spellings if a sheriff's release or court record shows otherwise.

Background

The shooting was reported around 3:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in the 200 block of Carver Street just outside Franklinton, the sheriff's office said in a Wednesday afternoon statement reported by CBS 17. We are reporting the block, not a house number.

CBS 17's Thursday story described the shooting as just before 4 a.m. Sunday. That does not match the Wednesday statement. WRAL reported the deaths on Saturday, Oct. 10. We are using Saturday.

Sheriff Kevin White posted about a double homicide investigation on Facebook just before 10 a.m. that Saturday, WRAL reported. White said he believed the situation was isolated. That is his assessment. Officials have not said how they reached it.

The Wednesday statement gave the victims' ages and said, in the words of Capt. A.R. Roberts, "The investigation is ongoing." It did not name the victims or say whether there were suspects. The arrests became public the next day.

Timeline

• Saturday, Oct. 10, around 3:50 a.m.: The Carver Street shooting is reported (Franklin County Sheriff's Office, via CBS 17).
• Saturday, Oct. 10, just before 10 a.m.: Sheriff White posts on Facebook about a double homicide investigation (WRAL, citing White).
• Saturday, Oct. 10, 2:35 p.m.: WRAL reports two people are dead in Franklinton and that the sheriff's office is investigating.
• Wednesday, Oct. 14, afternoon: The sheriff's office releases the time, the block, and the victims' ages. Capt. A.R. Roberts says the investigation is ongoing (CBS 17, citing the sheriff's office).
• Wednesday, Oct. 14, night: Singletary is arrested and charged as an accessory (CBS 17; WRAL).
• Thursday, Oct. 15, morning: Brodie is taken into custody on the murder charges (CBS 17, citing the sheriff's office). WRAL reports he was taken into custody Thursday.
• Thursday, Oct. 15: Singletary has her first court appearance and is not given a bond (CBS 17).
• Thursday, Oct. 15, 1:22 p.m.: CBS 17 reports the charges and the victims' names from the warrants.

What we don't know yet

The sheriff's office has not released a motive or said how the shooting unfolded. It has not said how Brodie, Singletary and the two men knew each other, or whether more arrests are expected. We have not seen when Brodie will first appear in court, whether he has a bond, or whether either person has a lawyer.

We did not find a release about the arrests on the sheriff's office website when we checked Thursday afternoon. We still could not open Sheriff White's Facebook post.

Anyone with information can call the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 919-496-2186, the office number listed on fcsonc.org.

We will update this story as the sheriff's office or the courts release more. This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Photos

Text-only. CBS 17 published a scene photo credited to its own photographer. That is not an official agency release, and we are not using it.