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The SBI closed its inquiry earlier this month, finding no evidence of a crime. Then Tillett, whose attorneys question the recording’s authenticity and deny that he used racial slurs, filed criminal charges against Burrus for misdemeanor stalking.
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State Senate Candidate Accused of Using Racial Slur in Recorded Conversation
A Dare County resident posted a recording that he said captures former Judge Jerry Tillett using the N-word, which Tillett denies.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The SBI closed its inquiry earlier this month, finding no evidence of a crime. Then Tillett, whose attorneys question the recording’s authenticity and deny that he used racial slurs, filed criminal charges against Burrus for misdemeanor stalking.
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Eleven days later, two State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) agents arrived at Burrus’ front door, inquiring about the source of the recording. Tillett, who is running for state Senate, had asked the district attorney to investigate. The DA called an SBI agent. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
State Senate Candidate Accused of Using Racial Slur in Recorded Conversation
A Dare County resident posted a recording that he said captures former Judge Jerry Tillett using the N-word, which Tillett denies.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Eleven days later, two State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) agents arrived at Burrus’ front door, inquiring about the source of the recording. Tillett, who is running for state Senate, had asked the district attorney to investigate. The DA called an SBI agent. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
The complaint was originally filed in Moore County Superior Court in September but went unreported until this week, when it was moved to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina because Sinema lives in Arizona.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The complaint was originally filed in Moore County Superior Court in September but went unreported until this week, when it was moved to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina because Sinema lives in Arizona.
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Among other things, the lawsuit claims Sinema wooed Moore County resident Matthew Ammel by purchasing him a Theragun, drinking Dom Perignon with him in Cindy McCain’s suite at a U2 concert, and suggesting he score MDMA so she could “guide him through a psychedelic experience."
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Among other things, the lawsuit claims Sinema wooed Moore County resident Matthew Ammel by purchasing him a Theragun, drinking Dom Perignon with him in Cindy McCain’s suite at a U2 concert, and suggesting he score MDMA so she could “guide him through a psychedelic experience."