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Confederate gravesites desecrated in Surry County, sheriff's office says

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two people have been charged after allegedly desecrating gravesites in Surry County.

The Surry County Sheriff's Office says that on Dec. 7, 2022, around 4:30 p.m., they received a call about gravesites being desecrated in Lowgap. The person who called in the report said that two different Confederate gravesites had been damaged.

A deputy found the damaged gravesites and tools used to damage them. The cemetery is about a quarter mile off of the highway on Hanner Way, in a woody area.

Travis William Barker and Tina Louise Lowe were identified as suspects in the damage. Lowe was arrested on Dec. 8, 2022, and charged with felony disturbing a grave marker.

Barker was arrested by Dobson Police Department on Jan. 6 and charged with felony disturbing a grave maker.


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