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Two charged with felony assault on a disabled person

May 27, 2026 | 9:35 PM

RALEIGH, N.C (WPTF) – Two people now face charges of felony assault on an individual with a disability.

According to the Wake County Sheriff’s office, on May 21, 2026, deputies responded to a report of an alleged assault on a woman with disabilities in the 10400 block of Fanny Brown Road, near Raleigh.

On Wednesday (May 26), investigators arrested Rene Howard, 54, and James Stephenson, 62.

Howard is charged with assault inflicting serious injury and felony assault on an individual with a disability.

Stephenson is charged with interfering with emergency communication, assault inflicting serious injury, assault on a female, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and felony assault on an individual with a disability.