Sheriff says video shows man buying rope found around his neck, family says it’s left more questions

Some new developments in a high-profile death investigation in Vance County.

Last week, ABC11 Eyewitness News reported the death of a young truck driver, Javion Magee. He was found dead last Wednesday in a wooded area with his back up against a tree and a rope around his neck.

Vance County Sheriff Curtis R. Brame said there were no signs of foul play in Magee’s death and that it was not a lynching.

On Monday, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office released a video showing the moments Magee bought the rope the sheriff says was used in his death.

In the video, you see a man purchasing a utility rope from the self-checkout lane at a Walmart in Henderson. You then see him walking out of the store with the rope in hand.

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