Nash County town's police chief arrested for 2nd time

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
William D. Murray
William D. Murray
wtvd-Credit: Franklin County Sheriff's Office

MIDDLESEX, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Middlesex Police Chief William Dennis Murray has been arrested for the second time in just over a year.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office arrested Murray Wednesday for reportedly assaulting his girlfriend and communicating threats. Deputies then turned him over to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

Murray was charged with cyberstalking in February 2016.

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Murray is being held in the Franklin County Detention Center with no bond.

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