A civil rights advocate and former president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP died by suicide in his Greensboro home last summer, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.
The Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, 71, who also served as president of the N.C. Council of Churches, was found on a basement couch on July 19, 2022, according to a report by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Spearman was “last seen alive the night before on a Zoom meeting and reported to be in good spirits during the meeting,” the report stated.EDITOR’S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide.
Spearman alleged that a man asked for $2,000, which Spearman said he didn’t have, according to audio from a 911 call on July 13 and a magistrate’s order. The man is alleged to have taken Spearman’s cellphone and tried to use an app to transfer money to his account. Records also show that the man hit Spearman with the gun before he fled with his cellphone, according to a magistrate’s order. The man was arrested and charged the same day with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill. He was later released on a $15,000 bond.Spearman was elected North Carolina NAACP president in 2017 and served one four-year term.
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