FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2025-141
Dexter Lamar Scales Sr
Status:
Open
Date of Last Contact:
Date of Last Contact:
Jurisdiction:
Missing From:
Reidsville, North Carolina
Reward:
up to $10,000
via Reidsville Police Department
Not from STC, Conditions and restrictions apply
Summary:
Dexter Lamar Scales Sr. is wanted for a double homicide. Authorities allege that he shot Shanika Penn and Samuel Brooks to death. Shanika and Samuel were cousins but a suspected motive for the crime has not been publicized. Shanika was a mother-of-seven and Samuel was a father-of-five. Two women have been arrested as accessories to this crime.
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Circumstances of Offense:
As of this posting, Dexter is unfortunately still at large according to a recent news article.
Additional Details:
Anyone with information on Dexter’s whereabouts should contact Reidsville Police Department Sergeant Menard (to be eligible for the reward) at 336-347-2346. Dexter should be considered extremely dangerous. Please consider sharing this so that Shanika and Samuel’s families can get justice and answers in their loved ones cases.
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