02/03/2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION FROM INCIDENT ON 107 SOUTH WILSON STREET
Madison, NC - On Monday, February 2, 2026, at approximately 7:35 p.m., the Madison Police Department responded to 107 South Wilson Street in Madison, North Carolina after a reported stabbing. Officers found two subjects, a 17-year-old male and a 51-year-old male, inside the residence suffering from stab related injuries. Officers, with the assistance of the Mayodan Police Department, detained a suspect at the scene.
Based on the information gathered during the initial investigation, officers arrested Harold Ford Johnson III, 51, of Madison. Johnson was charged with two counts of Assault with a Deadly with Intent to Kill (AWDWWITK) and placed in the Rockingham County Detention Center under no bond. Both victims were treated and released.
The investigation is ongoing, and the information obtained will be forwarded to the Rockingham County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact Lieutenant J. Shelton or Detective C. Barrow with the Madison Police Department at 336-548-6097. If you wish to remain anonymous contact Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at 336-349-9683, text ROCOTIPS to 738477, or online at www.P3Tips.com.
Arrests are based on probable cause, and all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.