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Moyock man charged with first-degree murder previously convicted of assaults; was on probation from Dare County for fleeing arrest, possessing stolen motorcycle

Writer's picture: Corinne SaundersCorinne Saunders

Updated: Dec 11, 2024


The same man with short brown hair is pictured twice.

Michael Thomas Harris Jr, 32, is pictured (left) after his Dec. 6 arrest in Moyock on the charge of first-degree murder and (right) after his Oct. 8 arrest in Manteo on charges including flee/elude arrest, possession of stolen property/goods and reckless driving to endanger. (Left photo courtesy Currituck County Sheriff’s Office; right photo courtesy Dare County Sheriff’s Office)


By Corinne Saunders


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MOYOCK — The Moyock man charged with the Friday, Dec. 6, first-degree murder of 39-year-old Shawboro resident Skyler Benjamin Haislip in Moyock’s Wedgewood Lakes subdivision has a lengthy history of criminal charges that includes twice being sentenced for assault, court records show.

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