High Point man faces hit and run, arson charges in two cases
A High Point man was ordered away from both alleged victims after prosecutors tied him to a hit-and-run injury and an attempted arson on the same day.
Victor Adulfo made his first court appearance in Guilford County after prosecutors accused him of two separate felony cases tied to the same day, May 27, including a crash that seriously injured one man and an attempted arson near a home on Guilford Avenue in High Point.
In the first case, court documents say Adulfo allegedly drove the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left another man seriously injured. Prosecutors did not say whether Adulfo knew that victim. In the second case, prosecutors said he allegedly poured about a gallon of gasoline near a Guilford Avenue home while a man and a woman were inside. The woman inside the home knew Adulfo, raising the possibility that at least part of the incident stemmed from a domestic relationship.
That detail mattered in court. Prosecutors told the judge the woman said she feared Adulfo and wanted a no-contact order. The judge granted that request and barred Adulfo from contacting either victim, either directly or through a third person. The order is an immediate safety measure, aimed at protecting people while two separate criminal cases move forward in Guilford County courts.
Adulfo appeared in person with restraints on his hands and feet and was assisted by a Spanish-language interpreter. The judge set secured bonds at $15,000 in the hit-and-run case and $10,000 in the arson case. He is expected back in court on July 31.
The allegations place two kinds of risk side by side: a violent traffic case that left one person seriously hurt and an arson case that prosecutors say unfolded near an occupied home. For neighbors, the concern is not just the severity of either accusation alone, but the way a single day can create danger in more than one location, from a roadway to a residence on Guilford Avenue.
Guilford County is in Prosecutorial District 24, and North Carolina’s eCourts system is now active statewide, including Guilford County. That means future filings, court settings and records in Adulfo’s cases will continue through the county’s standard criminal court process as the charges are handled separately.
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