News Roundup

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 09, 2019.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that nearly 150 people attended a candlelight vigil this week in honor of Julius Randolph Sampson Jr., who was shot and killed Tuesday at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem where he worked.  Sampson’s shooting death has attracted significant attention in Winston, as there is some indication that Sampson and the suspect in the shooting, Robert Anthony Granato, exchanged racial epithets during the incident, prompting questions from some about whether race was a motivating factor in the shooting.  Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson said in a news conference on Wednesday that investigators have not uncovered evidence suggesting that the shooting was racially motivated.  The North Carolina NAACP has called for a full investigation into whether race was a factor in the shooting.  Keep reading for more news. Jarrell Passes.  It’s impossible to review North Carolina news outlets this week without encountering positive stories about Guilford County Chief District Court Judge Tom Jarrell, who passed away unexpectedly over the weekend.  Shea’s post from yesterday includes links to several of those reports.  Guilford County courts were closed yesterday so that those who worked with Jarrell could attend his funeral.  This report from the Greensboro News & Record says that thousands of people attended Jarrell’s funeral in Kernersville. NC Escapee Arrest.  A man who escaped from North Carolina prison more than two decades ago was arrested on Wednesday in South Carolina.  ABC 15 News reports that Stanley Lee Rogers was arrested at his home in Aynor, South Carolina, by a U.S. Marshals [...]