 |
Informants, tips in fatal shooting sealed
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - Prosecutors don't have to release details about the tipsters who provided information about the 2008 murder of University of North Carolina student body president Eve Carson, a judge ruled Thursday.
Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour said prosecutors don't have to release information about the tipsters who called Crime Stoppers about the shooting of Carson, the 2004 Clarke Central High School valedictorian.
Attorneys for the men accused of killing Carson - Demario Atwater and Laurence Lovette - had requested information about the callers.
Carson, 22, was taken from her Chapel Hill home in March 2008, robbed and shot five times, authorities said. She was killed after watching as hundreds of dollars were withdrawn from her bank account at several ATMs.
In his ruling, Baddour sided with prosecutors, granting the state's motion for a protective order to seal almost all of the information about the tips. The only exception was for some information that he said doesn't re
 
Comment on "Informants, tips in fatal shooting sealed"
|
Home
Site Map
This Site Is For Sale
eBay has some great deals for hunting knives. Click here for the best bargains!
Wael Doukmak: Shooting tragedy felt far away
Although we moved to Saudi Arabia two years ago, we turn to the Banner-Herald's Web site daily to stay in touch with the place we love, and to which we plan to return.
Decorated officer ended shooting spree
CARTHAGE, N.C. - Justin Garner, 25, turned down a chance to join the state highway patrol so he could stay on his hometown's police force. Within five years, he'd already been named Officer of the Year. And when a call came in that a gunman was shooting up a nursing home, Garner was the only one on duty when seemingly everyone else in this town of 1,800 was at church.
Suspect pleads not guilty in Ariz. shooting
PHOENIX - The suspect in the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiled and nodded, but didn't speak as he appeared in court Monday and his lawyer provided the 22-year-old's first response to the charges: a plea of not guilty.
Girl critical after Los Angeles school shooting
LOS ANGELES — A gun in a 10th grader's backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said.
N.Y. city remembers shooting rampage
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Mayor Matt Ryan wept Friday as he tried to console himself and his community one-week after a gunman opened fire on a classroom of immigrants studying English, killing 13 people before taking his own life.
Yarbrough: Analyzing primaries isn't shooting pool
As promised, I have the latest analysis of the recent primary results, courtesy of Junior E. Lee, general manager of the C. Richard Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Enterprises, located over a pool room in Greater Garfield.
Man charged in shooting of friend released on bond
The Nicholson man arrested and charged with shooting his friend during an argument was released from the Jackson County Jail on $25,000 bond.
|
