A North Carolina highway patrol sergeant has been indicted in the murder of a sheriff’s captain following a years-long romantic dispute involving a woman both officers dated, according to authorities.North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt.Nekime Matu Oxendine, 44, reportedly shot Cumberland County Sheriff’s Capt.
Adam Bean on March 27 outside the woman’s home in Hope Mills following a confrontation between the two men, according to authorities.Police arrived to find the woman, Tara Lynn Whitman, performing CPR on Bean as Oxendine remained nearby, according to search warrant filings.Bean was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.The fatal shooting followed years of escalating tension surrounding Whitman’s relationships with both men, state investigators wrote in court filings.FORMER COLLEAGUES DETAIL CHP CAPTAIN’S SPIRAL BEFORE ALLEGED MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT AGAINST HUSBANDCumberland County Sheriff’s Capt.
Adam Bean was fatally shot on March 27 following a domestic confrontation.(Cumberland County Sheriff's Office)According to investigators, Oxendine had displayed persistent jealousy and insecurity over the years regarding Whitman’s connection to Bean.According to the warrant, Whitman began dating Bean in 2022 after ending a long-term relationship with Oxendine.
She eventually ended that relationship and returned to Oxendine.FLORIDA DEPUTY KILLED EX-GIRLFRIEND OVER A TV, THEN HIMSELF, SHERIFF SAYSWhile Whitman was with Bean, Oxendine appeared to exhibit increasingly concerning behavior, according to text messages cited in the warrant.Whitman and Bean had described some of his behavior as "stalking," documents reported."I seen u have been talking to Adam!!! Best wishes!!!" Oxendine wrote in one message."Better tell that Mother F—er to get ready too!!! " he added.Oxendine also sent messages questioning Whitman’s decision to stay with Bean, demanding to know the truth and claiming he knew where Bean lived, according to the warrant.In December...