RFP Staff
♦ Howard Manuel Mickel, III, 32, sought for the alleged murder of Antonio Rashawnd Lee in East Spencer was arrested in Greensboro, N.C. today at 12 noon according to Chief Sharon Hovis of the East Spencer Police. The suspect will be transported by Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Investigators back to Rowan County Detention Center in Salisbury.
Chief Hovis credits Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Chad Moose and SBI investigator Steve Holmes for providing tremendous assistance in bringing suspect Mickel to justice.
Howard Manuel Mickel, III of Greensboro and more recently living in East Spencer, N.C. was wanted for the 1st degree murder of Antonio Rashawnd Lee, 26, of Salisbury at the Grant Street Apartments on 200 Grant Street on June 11th in East Spencer, N.C.
Today Mickel was charged with murder (first degree) (felony), weapons possess by a felon of firearms etc. prohibited (felony), and 2 counts of failure to appear/comply (misdemeanor).
Mickel is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center without bond.
Howard Manuel Mickel, III:
The Late Antonio Rashawnd Lee:
The Rowan Free Press Article on Sunday Morning June 11th, 2017: “Murder Sunday Morning in East Spencer: Antonio Lee Shot-to-Death at Grant Street Apartments by Weant Street. Hunt is on for Suspect”:
Howard Manuel Mickel, III Previous Record:
**This article will be updated as more information arrives.**
