Event Brief
NC furniture owner charged after partner shooting
Filed: Jun 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM ET
Summary: Willard Gary Black was charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting of his business partner.
WHO: Willard Gary Black
WHAT: Black was charged with second-degree murder in the Wednesday shooting death of co-owner Robert Roger Arguelles.
WHEN: Jun 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM ET
WHERE: Old Hickory Tannery, North Carolina
WHY: A court ordered Black to pay Arguelles $310,882.74 in a contract dispute earlier that day.
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