On Thursday evening June 16, 2022 at 11:14 p.m., Deputies responded to 5732 Rumley Rd. Graham, N.C. (near Saxapahaw) in reference to a cardiac arrest. The first Deputy on scene immediately administered CPR which continued until the arrival of Fire and EMS. The patient was later pronounced dead by EMS.
Deputies learned from witnesses that the patient, identified as Michael Thomas Hickok, was assaulted by Robert Daniel Terry. Witnesses told Deputies, that Mr. Terry came inside the residence asking for Mr. Hickok.
Witnesses on scene stated to Deputies, that Mr. Terry began assaulting Mr. Hickok by striking him and strangling him. Witnesses also told Deputies that the victim and the suspect confronted each other earlier at the Community Shell of 87 South. What prompted the confrontation is still under investigation by Sheriff’s Office Investigators.
Mr. Terry was arrested a short time later and taken to the Alamance County Detention Center.
This is the first Alamance County Sheriff’s Office murder investigation of 2022.
Name: Robert Daniel Terry W/M/43
Address: 1107 Lakeside Ave. Ext., Burlington, N.C.
Charges: 1ct: Felony First Degree Murder
1ct: Felony Absconder
Bond: None
