North Carolina officials are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy at a wilderness therapy camp in the mountains of the western part of the state. A forensic pathologist said the boy’s death, the day after his arrival at Trails Carolina, “appeared to not be natural,” the Transylvania County Sheriff ‘s Office said, adding that …
A North Carolina toddler is dead after he found a loaded, unsecured gun and shot himself. Greenville police said the incident took place around 10 p.m. on Friday, WXII reported. The child was rushed to Eastern Carolina University Health Medical Center but did not survive. Police said no charges would be filed because “the adults …
Police in North Carolina interrupted a rape in progress Wednesday morning, arresting a 32-year-old convicted felon who broke into a home and attacked a woman who lived there. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers arrived on the scene six minutes after the women’s teenage child called for help after hearing the attack. “We made this arrest due to …
A North Carolina woman was arrested overnight and charged with murder of her boyfriend. Edgecombe County deputies found Alexander Atkinson, 60, dead in his home in Macclesfield on Thursday during a welfare check. Authorities said he appeared to have been dead “for some time” and had been assaulted. The sheriff’s office identified Vicki Renee Russell, …
A North Carolina man has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot to avenge the death of his mother in a traffic accident in 2016. Rhett Michael Barlow, 22, was charged Saturday with soliciting to commit the first degree murder of Donald Caulder Jr., the Wake Forest Police Department said. Police did not provide any details …
“I’m always upset when he lies to me,” the 34-year-old man’s mother said.
A North Carolina mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 10-year-old son. Priyanka Tiwari, 33, was charged with murder and negligent child abuse inflicting serious injury, according to WTVD. Morrisville police were called to Tiwari’s home on Wednesday and found the child, who had been dead for some time and that …
A former teacher at a North Carolina Christian academy has been arrested for having an appropriate relationship with a student. Tyler Melton, 26, is charged with felony sex acts with a student and indecent liberties with a student. He surrendered to police after they obtained warrants or his arrest and is being held on a …
A North Carolina man and three juveniles have been charged with murder after a man and a woman were found shot dead in their car early Saturday morning in Winston-Salem. Police responded to a call shortly after 2 a.m. about gunshots and a car that crashed into several parked vehicles and found Jahir Jimenez-Laredo, 20, …
A 15-year-old North Carolina high school freshman was stabbed to death during a fight Monday morning inside the school, and a 14-year-old classmate has been charged with his murder. Another boy, 16, was wounding in the fight and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries,WRAL reported. Friends and family identified the dead boy as Delvin Ferrell and said …
A North Carolina dad accused of kidnapping his 4-year-old daughter turned himself in Monday night appeared in court in Durham Tuesday morning. Mitchell Grayson, 37, is charged with aggravated assault, breaking and entering, and injury to personal property, WXII reported. Police say Grayson broke into a Durham home, severely beat a relative of 4-year-old Paisley …
A University of North Carolina-Wilmington student was arrested this week on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and taking indecent liberties with children. The incident involved a child Elijah Jacob Donato, 21, was babysitting, the Carolina Beach Police Department said. Donato worked as a private babysitter and was also employed as the site coordinator …
