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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a bitterly cold night in January, James Sims would meet his destiny.

“I see a fire truck going with its lights and my first thought is, ‘This can’t be good,'” said Brian Sims, James’ brother.

James Sims, 48, grew up in Union County in a family of five brothers, including Brian and Lou.  His mother, Eline Thoresbury, kept them in church and away from trouble.

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