Wake County man charged after barricading himself inside home with child

33-year-old Charles King III is now in custody after barricading himself inside of a home with a child early Saturday morning in Zebulon. He is charged with assault on a female, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public officer.
Posted 6/7/2025, 11:22:23 PM Updated 6/8/2025, 12:58:06 AM

THEY'LL BE NO CHARGES IN THIS

CASE.

WAYNE COUNTY MAN IS IN CUSTODY

AFTER BARRICADING CE

BARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE A

HOME WITH THE CHILD. THIS ALL

HAPPENED OVERNIGHT AROUND 12,

15 AT A HOME ON N C 97 NEAR

ZEBULON. AUTHORITIES WERE

RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC

DISPUTE WHEN THEY GOT THERE.

THEY SAY THE VICTIM WAS OUTSIDE

THE HOUSE AND THE 33 YEAR-OLD

CHARLES KING. THE 3RD HAD

BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE AFTER

AN HOUR AND A HALF LONG

STANDOFF. KING FINALLY LEFT

THE HOUSE. THE CHILD INSIDE WAS

NOT INJURED. KING IS NOW

CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON A

FEMALE MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MISDEMEANOR

CHILD ABUSE AND RESISTING A

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