BROOKFORD, N.C. — Brookford Police Chief Willie Armstrong pleaded not guilty to charges related to evidence handling in a 1992 murder case in Catawba County Superior Court Monday.
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Armstrong faces a felony charge of altering, destroying, or stealing evidence and a misdemeanor charge of willful failure to discharge duties, both connected to the murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1992.
Armstrong was indicted on these charges on May 5.
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