- North Carolina State Trooper Nekime Oxendine was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on first-degree murder charges.
- Oxendine is accused of fatally shooting Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Captain Adam Bean outside a Hope Mills home on March 27.
- Investigators state the shooting resulted from a love triangle involving a woman who had previously dated both officers.
- Text messages revealed in search warrants showed Oxendine repeatedly questioned the woman about her relationship with Bean prior to the shooting.
- Oxendine was placed on administrative leave and remains held without bond until his next court appearance in November.
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