The search for suspects in the killing of Kyle Ethan Flannigan on Halo Drive in Pembroke ended on Saturday, November 14, as the last two people wanted in the case were taken into custody — bringing the number charged to five, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said through local reporting.

Source: WMBF News, citing the Robeson County Sheriff's Office

Meeghan L. Hammonds, 46, of Parkton was arrested early Saturday by Hoke County deputies at a home along Highway 211 North in Red Springs, according to WPDE and WMBF, both citing the sheriff's office. She is charged with first-degree murder, felony conspiracy and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and is being held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center. Ronald D. Woods, 31, surrendered to homicide investigators at the sheriff's office on Saturday morning, WMBF reported, and faces the same three charges.

This is a new development in a case Awaaz Punjab first reported on November 12. That morning, at about 6:43 a.m., deputies were called to Halo Drive, northwest of Pembroke, where Flannigan, 35, of Pembroke, was found dead. The sheriff's office has described the killing as a robbery that ended in a fatal shooting. Some later reports spell the dead man's name "Flanagan"; the first sheriff's-office accounts and family-facing coverage used "Flannigan."

Five people now charged

The first arrests came on Thursday, November 12, the day of the killing: Bradley Wayne Locklear, 28, and Shannon Lowery, 34, both of Red Springs, were charged with the same three counts — first-degree murder, felony conspiracy and robbery with a dangerous weapon — and have been held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center since then, The Robesonian reported, citing the sheriff's office.

On Friday, November 13, Barrett B. Parks, 61, of Shannon was arrested while Hoke County deputies carried out a search warrant, according to The Robesonian. He faces the same three counts in Robeson County, plus additional narcotics charges in Hoke County that reports did not list in detail. Parks is held without bond at the Hoke County Detention Center.

Hammonds, Locklear and Lowery are all held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center, and Parks without bond at the Hoke County Detention Center, according to the reports. WMBF's Saturday report did not state where Woods was being held or his bond status.

What investigators have not said

Two days into the case, the sheriff's office has not released a motive, any relationship between the five accused and Flannigan, or what, if anything, was taken in the robbery. No court dates for the five have been reported yet. The investigation by the sheriff's Homicide Division, assisted by the Hoke County Sheriff's Office, remains active, and anyone with information is asked to call 910-671-3100.

Pembroke, a town of roughly 3,000 in Robeson County, is the cultural and political heart of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and home to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Robeson County, in the state's southeastern Sandhills region along the South Carolina line, is one of the most diverse counties in the United States — and one where a killing on a residential street draws the whole community's attention. A five-arrest homicide case is a major event for the town.

What happens next

Each of the five will make a first court appearance in Robeson County, where a judge will review custody and the charges will be read formally. First-degree murder in North Carolina is a capital-eligible charge, though prosecutors have announced no decision on how they will proceed. Awaaz Punjab will update this story as court dates and any further sheriff's-office statements are released.

Sources: The Robesonian (Nov 12–13 reports, citing the Robeson County Sheriff's Office); WPDE, Tonya Brown, Nov 14, 2026; WMBF News, Nov 14, 2026 — all citing the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.