After having been arrested, tried, convicted, sentenced, confined and then released, a North Carolina man might go back to jail for additional murder charges stemming from the same incident, according to a recent report by WBTV. Nearly 15 years ago, Maurice Lacato Phifer shot John Lewis Southerland. At that time,…
According to a recent article at WCNC.com, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have arrested a man they said exposed himself to various women in the Dilworth area of the city while riding a bike. Michael Adams was arrested at his home earlier this week where he was then charged with exposing himself to…
According to a recent report by WBTV.com, a man who was wounded during a drive-by shooting at the Northlake Mall has been recently released from the hospital. The victim was 23-year-old Gregory Tillery. He was wounded while he was trying to get into his car parked outside of Dick’s Sporting…
According to a recent report by WBTV, a Charlotte, North Carolina, woman has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse after being caught on camera injecting something into her daughter’s IV in the hospital. Ladonna Parlier, 26, was arrested after police determined that she had abused her 5-month-old daughter…
On Monday, January 30, 2012, arguments began in a Racial Justice Act case, a case in which a death row inmate is challenging his death sentence by attempting to demonstrate the presence of racial bias as a factor is his sentencing. According to a recent report by the Charlotte Observer,…
As mentioned in a previous post, the story of the ex-felon hired to work at a café who then allegedly killed a pregnant manager by fatally stabbing her during a robbery continues with new information being released. The newest information demonstrates the need for small businesses to perform background checks,…
Two teenagers were involved in a crash that killed one, a 17 year-old-girl, and injured another, the 16-year-old driver. The driver, Garrett Prince, has been charged with multiple counts in connection with the crash, including “felony death by motor vehicle, driving while impaired, provisional DUI, careless and reckless driving, having…
According to a recent report on WBTV.com, the crime rate in Charlotte has dropped to its lowest level in more than 20 years. The police department released crime statistics for the year 2011 and they revealed that the homicide rate dropped 6.8% from the previous year. In 2010, there were…
WBTV.com recently reported about the leader of a prostitution ring in Charlotte, North Carolina being arrested and charged with several charges related to interstate human trafficking. Filemon Guzman-Martinez pleaded guilty to “transporting individuals in interstate commerce for prostitution, enticing individuals to travel in interstate commerce for prostitution, and unlawful transportation…
A North Carolina man accused of murdering a pregnant woman has been arrested, according to a report by WCNC.com. The victim was 25-year-old Danielle Marie Watson and she was the manager at a local restaurant, the Flying Biscuit. Police say that Watson was stabbed to death in the kitchen of…