Accused Southport shooter Nigel Edge once escorted ‘American Idol’ star Kellie Pickler to Country Music Awards



The man arrested for Saturday’s deadly shooting at a crowded dockside restaurant in North Carolina once escorted “American Idol” star Kellie Pickler to the Country Music Awards.

Nigel Edge, who changed his name from Sean DeBevoise in 2023, appeared in his Marine uniform on the red carpet in 2012 alongside the singer as her special date for the night, accompanied by his  service dog Rusty.

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“Me and my date (Sgt Sean Debevoise),” Picker said on X as she posted a picture of her with the military veteran.

Singer Kellie Pickler and Then-named Sgt. Sean DeBovoise, (Ret.) arrive at the 2012 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. WireImage
Mushot of Nigel Edge Brunswick County Sheriffs Office
Law enforcement officials are on the scene of the mass shooting. RENEE SPENCER/STARNEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

DeBevoise, who was wounded in Iraq, boasted about the honor of being Pickler’s date at the event.

“I am ecstatic about being here at the CMT Music Awards with Kellie, even more to consider her a friend,” he said at the time, according to Taste of Country. “She is the most sincere person I know. She is an angel.”


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