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Father May Face Additional Criminal Charges after Son’s Death

The father of a toddler he beat so severely that the child has been institutionalized for the last seven years may face additional criminal charges now that an autopsy has been completed on the abused child. The little boy was …

Raleigh Police Arrest and Charge Three with Murder

Officers from the Raleigh Police Department arrested three men charged with murder Tuesday, April 24. The men have been charged with the murder of Daniel Lavon Norris, 26. Norris lived at 4401 Waterbury Road in North Raleigh. Police, who were …

NC Law Student Charged with Second Degree Murder Awaits Trial

In a March 3 incident, law student Keenan Gay supposedly pushed Robert Kingston, 30, into the street outside Ed’s Tavern on Park Road and Ideal Way in the Dilworth area of Charlotte, NC and in front of a passing car, …

NC Wrestling Coach Charged with Sex Crimes

A wrestling coach with Corinth Holders High School in Wendell was arrested the evening of March 29. He was accused of sexual misconduct with a student. James Joseph McNamara II, 25, has been with the Johnston County Schools for two …

Hoggard High School Coach Charged With Assault

Joseph Clinton Brown Jr., Teacher Assistant and Assistant Coach at Hoggard High School, was charged with five counts of simple assault and one count of assault with a deadly weapon March 14. Hoggard is in Wilmington, North Carolina. New Hanover …

Raleigh Auto Shop Owner Accused of Fraud, Dealer Violations

Franklin Torere, 57, owner of Fovie Auto on Brenton Place has been charged with eight felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense. According to an article published by the News Observer, Torere allegedly charged customers fees for tags and …

Adults Face Criminal Charges for Teen Drinking

Underage drinking can land parents criminal charges if the alcohol comes from their home. The issue of underage drinking in the home has been a long debated one. And, while some parents believe it is OK if their teens drink …

Police Continue to Investigate 4-Year-Old Robbery, Homicide Cases

Local police are still investigating a 4-year-old case involving multiple counts of armed robbery and double homicide that occurred in 2008. Armond Devega, 31, has been in custody at Wake County Jail since Oct. 24, 2008 for what the police …

District Attorney Gets a Week’s Reprieve

Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline, who was suspended last month, won a week’s delay in a hearing to determine whether she should be removed from office.  The hearing will resume Monday, Feb. 20. Cline asked Superior Court Judge Robert H. …

North Carolina Home Invasion Suspects In Custody

One of the men suspected to be involved in an early morning home invasion and auto theft turned himself into Raleigh police, another was arrested a day later. Ronald Steven Earl Gaither, 23, surrendered to police on Monday, Terrell Gaither …