North Carolina Power Outage Appears to Target Drag Queen Show

Intentional vandalism is being investigated in Moore County, North Carolina, where 40,000 customers lost power at approximately 7pm on Saturday night.

Protesters had picketed the Sunrise Theater in the area over a drag queen show earlier on Saturday. A resident who had promoted the protest wrote on Facebook: “The power is out in Moore County and I know why.”

A Duke Energy spokesman who was asked about reports of gunfire prior to the outage said they couldn’t comment on what had caused the damage to power stations.

Emily Rainey, a former Army officer who resigned after the Army launched an investigation into her participation in the Jan. 6th attack, posted this about the power outage. pic.twitter.com/kiwyuafMmJ

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 4, 2022

The social media posts earned the woman a visit from local law enforcement officers.

This person posted a tweet appearing to endorse the firearms attack on the substations, then edited the tweet to remove an approving hashtag. pic.twitter.com/pjph5do8fE

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 4, 2022

Here’s Rainey’s update on being visited by the Moore County Sheriff’s Office after her post referencing the attack. pic.twitter.com/eoqrBYMfDp

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 4, 2022

Sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement agencies are providing security at several power stations, according to the sheriff’s office. The Sheriff’s office posted the following statement.

The Independent