RFP Staff
♦ In a seemingly never ending string of break-ins and robberies plaguing the King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge on 5 Easy Street in Downtown Salisbury, the King Tut suffered yet another break-in and robbery sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning when it was reported to the Salisbury Police at 11 a.m. A window and a door were damaged when they were pried open. The perpetrator(s) allegedly helped themselves $550 in cash. The owners can at least be thankful that their windows were not shot out and no one was stabbed.
As yet no suspect was named in this break-in and no arrests were yet made.
March 25th RFP article on the break-in and robbery at the at the King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge:
On Wednesday morning the King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge, on 5 Easy Street in Downtown Salisbury, suffered another burglary attempt. Salisbury Police were summoned to the popular café and lounge to investigate signs of forcible entry. King Tut was burglarized several times in early 2016 allegedly by the same contractor who previously worked on the Café and Lounge. On Wednesday nothing was reported stolen.
An RFP article appeared about the previous burglary on March 17th 2016: “SHOTZBURY TOKEZ: Paul Ewing Busted Wednesday For Allegedly Breaking into Downtown Salisbury’s King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge”:
“Salisbury, N.C.’s premier hookah parlor and café and a huge favorite among those who dare to adventure Downtown after dark, the King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge on Easy Street was allegedly broken into for a second time on Wednesday by Paul Anthony Ewing, 39, of Evelyn Avenue in Kannapolis. The felon and now suspected “Egyptologist”, once worked as a contractor in the mysterious and enchanting King Tut Café and Hookah Lounge. What secrets were revealed? Did he break the alleged curse?
The Salisbury Police allege that Ewing helped himself to money from the cash register and a juke box. Praise be unto King Tutankhamun that the suspect wasn’t felled by a cobra attack in the lounge area.
Ewing was charged with 2 counts breaking into a building (felony) and 2 counts of larceny (felony). He was detained in the Rowan County Detention Center and was released on bond.”
Paul Anthony Ewing’s Previous Record:
