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30 May 2024, 7:34 am
In this Mecklenburg County case, the Supreme Court reversed the unpublished Court of Appeals opinion vacating defendant’s conviction for sexual battery. [read post]
30 Apr 2024, 2:18 pm
Robert Lee Grant III was tried in Mecklenburg County Superior Court for misdemeanor assault on a female, possession of firearm by a felon, and assault by strangulation. [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 5:54 am
The story is light on details, but the local District Attorney has indicated that they are exploring what, if any, potential impact the situation has on criminal cases and convictions within the jurisdiction. [read post]
7 Oct 2022, 8:33 am
Mecklenburg County sheriff no longer enforcing minor traffic violations. [read post]
15 Jul 2022, 6:35 am
If I’m reading the money report correctly, the budget includes raises of between 3.5% and 4.5% for most court system employees, adds 11 new magistrate positions, mainly in Wake and Mecklenburg Counties, and adds 11 new assistant district attorney positions. [read post]
25 Mar 2022, 3:00 am
The Wilmington Star-News reports that District Attorney Ben David announced this week that two Pender County deputies were justified in using deadly force in a 2021 encounter where they fatally shot Kevin Glenn Swinson. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
Hoza, who previously served as an assistant district attorney in Lincoln County, will be responsible for hiring thirteen attorneys and seven support staff who will work out of offices in both counties. [read post]
7 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
District Attorney Ben David said that his office is reviewing pending cases involving Wilkinson to determine whether any should be dismissed in light of the situation. [read post]
4 Nov 2021, 7:42 pm
In this Mecklenburg County case, the defendant was charged with two class H felonies (felonious breaking or entering and larceny after breaking or entering) in October of 2016, when he was 16 years of age and before “raise the age” was implemented through the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 3:00 am
The Charlotte Observer reports that a member of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office has been fired and charged with crimes after allegedly having sex with and providing tobacco to an inmate in Mecklenburg County. [read post]
10 Sep 2021, 3:00 am
WLOS reports that Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams announced yesterday that his office will not initiate criminal charges in the death of Jacob Biddix, who died at Mission Hospital after being transported there when he was found in distress in his cell at the Buncombe County Detention Center. [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 3:00 am
The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office issued a press release about the case which is available here. [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 3:00 am
The Perquimans County Sheriff’s Office now will provide all law enforcement services in the town. [read post]
7 May 2021, 3:00 am
Murray served as the District Attorney in Mecklenburg County prior to serving in the federal Western District. [read post]
22 Feb 2021, 5:09 pm
Last year, Mecklenburg County received the largest amount, $931,477, while Hyde County received the smallest, $5,734. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 7:00 am
Other jurisdictions that ended their contracts in recent years include Mecklenburg and Wake counties, North Carolina; Las Vegas, Nevada; Harris County, Texas; Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and Prince William County, Virginia.While this program preceded Donald Trump, it exploded under his leadership, as former Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions and Trump himself pressured sheriffs to join. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 3:00 am
In yet more news related to the virus out of Charlotte, WCNC reported this week that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Elizabeth Trosch each have tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling, along with Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, to Wilmington for a meeting about the impact of exposure to violence during childhood hosted by the… [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 10:20 am
The charges stemmed from a scheme whereby the defendant and another elected District Attorney hired each other’s wives to work in each other’s offices. [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 7:52 am
Decarcerate Mecklenburg, a coalition of community activists, attorneys, and religious leaders, held rolling protests in vehicles circling Mecklenburg County Detention Center, the District Attorney’s Office, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police headquarters, demanding in part that Merriweather release people held on bond along with those with six months or less on their sentence, pregnant women, and everyone over 50 years of… [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 6:47 am
This Mecklenburg County case involved charges of attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. [read post]
