A North Carolina man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of his wife led police on a multi-county chase Wednesday afternoon before he was stopped in Raleigh driving a stolen SUV. Carl Wiggins has been jailed on auto theft charges, WRAL reported. Police said he was uncooperative when asked about his wife’s disappearance after the …
A North Carolina mother accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter allegedly forced the toddler’s teen sister to help her bury the girl after she died. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police found the body of Majelic Young in May, but the little girl died months earlier, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Majelic’s mother, 31-year-0ld Malikah Dianne Bennett, has been …
It was shocking enough on Tuesday when Huntersville, North Carolina, police officers responded to call for assistance at a home in a small mobile home community Kendrick Eugene “Cowboy” Knight called home and found a 58-year-old man — a friend of Knight’s — dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Even more shocking — the next day, …
North Carolina officials have identified a dismembered body found in a Goldsboro resident’s driveway two weeks ago and have arrested a second person in connection with the victim’s murder. The Goldsboro Police Department preliminarily identified the victim as Heather Diane Stewart, the Raleigh News & Observer reported. The state crime lab confirmed the identification on …
An 18-year-old North Carolina woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 69-year-old man found with “serious injuries” Friday night in a Wake County cemetery. Raleigh Police said they were called to Mount Olivet Cemetery just after 10 p.m. and found James Lacy Taylor badly injured. He was taken to …
A North Carolina pastor, who made ending violence the focus of his ministry, was shot to death this week just days after he was installed as senior pastor at his church — and had proposed to his girlfriend at the ceremony. Robert Booth Sr, 25, was the father of a 2-year-old boy. Friends told Fox …
Police in eastern Carolina say they have a suspect in custody after a dismembered body was found in a residential driveway near downtown Goldsboro earlier this week. Goldsboro police said Friday they’ve charged Willie Langston, 29, with murder, WITN reported. They said Langston came to the police department after his car was seized in Mount …
A 10-month-old girl was killed at her North Carolina home Tuesday in a reported dog attack. According to WTVD, Johnston County police said the family’s two Rottweilers attacked Malia Winberry after her father — who works in law enforcement — left the child alone to handle a quick task outside. The father was reportedly outside …
A North Carolina mother has been charged with murder after the remains of her 4-year-old daughter were found behind a home in north Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they had received reports that the girl had not been seen in months — including some tips that indicated foul play, Fox 46 reported. Investigators went to the …
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl has died after her mother stabbed her on Sunday, according to reports. Penny Hartle, 50, reportedly stabbed her daughter inside their mobile home in Hendersonville before going into another home 1,000 yards away and getting into a bed. A resident told WLOS that a female neighbor called him about someone …
A popular North Carolina teacher and coach was shot to death earlier this month when he and his brother-in-law tried to rob a Mexican drug cartel. Barney Dale Harris, 40, was found dead on April 8 in the bedroom of a mobile home in Alamance County, the Charlotte Observer said, quoting County Sheriff Terry Johnson. …
Police in North Carolina are seeking leads after two transgender women were murdered at hotels located in the same city in an 11-day span. The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, was reportedly fatally shot at a Sleep Inn in Charlotte. Days earlier, on Easter Sunday, Jaida Peterson, 29, was also fatally shot …
