Man Charged With Pointing Shotgun At Deputies Receives $1 Million BondPRINCETON, N.C. — A Caldwell County man accused of pointing a shotgun at two Johnston County sheriff’s deputies during a confrontation at a Neuse River boat ramp has been ordered held under a $1 million secured bond following his first court appearance. Christopher Phillips Strickland, 40, of Hudson, N.C. appeared before a Johnston County magistrate after his arrest Sunday evening. During a court appearance Monday, a district court judge changed his bond to $1 million secured. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, two deputies responded to the area after receiving an unknown type call involving a person who appeared to be in distress. As deputies pulled onto a path near the boat ramp, investigators said Strickland emerged from a wooded area carrying a black shotgun.