Event Brief
Suspect arrested in 2008 Sun Drop bottling plant killings
Filed: May 26, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: Johnny Steven Talbert was arrested in Washington state for the 2008 shootings at a Sun Drop facility in Concord, NC.
WHO: Johnny Steven Talbert; Concord Police
WHAT: Arrest of a suspect in connection with the 2008 shootings that killed Donna Barnhardt and Darrell Noles at Sun Drop Bottling Company.
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM ET
WHERE: Concord, North Carolina
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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