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By Mike Barnhardt
Enterprise Record

A Mocksville man apparently upset because a store wasn’t open yet took matters into his own hands Saturday.
And then he was arrested.
Paul Brigham Phillippe, 42, of Valhalla Trail, was charged with felony possession of Schedule III controlled substance, hit and run and leaving the scene with property damage, injury to personal property, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of methamphetamine. He was taken into custody in lieu of a $6,500 bond and was placed in Davie County Detention Center. He is scheduled to face the charges Jan. 23 in Davie District Court.
It started as a worker for Dollar General at 1171 Salisbury Road was leaving a nearby service station. A man began yelling at her from a van, and followed her to the store.
She recognized the man as a frequent customer.
“The store was not yet open, but Phillippe asked to go inside and became frustrated when he was not allowed into the store,” said Davie Sheriff J.D. Hartman. “He returned to his van and proceeded to reverse into the complainant’s vehicle, causing property damage.”
The incident was captured on nearby surveillance videos.
Deputies found Phillippe across the road in the Food Lion parking lot, and developed probable cause to search the van, Hartman said. They found the drugs inside the van.
The magistrate also ordered that Phillippe not have any contact iwth the complainant and not be on the property of that Dollar General.