News Roundup

Published for NC Criminal Law on May 01, 2020.

As the Charlotte Observer reports, yesterday UNC Charlotte marked the one-year anniversary of the campus shooting that claimed the lives of two students on the last day of spring classes.  In a ceremony that was conducted virtually because of the coronavirus, yesterday morning campus police officers placed two wreaths in front of the Kennedy Building, the site of the tragedy, to honor the two students who were killed, Reed Parlier and Riley Howell.  Later, at 5:10pm, the Niner Nation streamed a live event with remarks from the chancellor and other members of the UNCC community.  Keep reading for more news. Protests.  The News & Observer reports that earlier this week four people were arrested at a ReOpenNC protest in Raleigh calling for an end to Governor Cooper’s Stay at Home Order.  The N&O report says that hundreds of people attended the ReOpenNC event and that arrests were made when people stepped onto a sidewalk in front of the Governor’s Mansion in defiance of police orders.  Among those arrested was Ashley Smith, of Raleigh, who the article identifies as the leader of the group. Pettiway.  WRAL reports that a senior detention officer with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, Alexander Reginald Pettiway, passed away late last week due to coronavirus complications.  Pettiway was an officer in the Durham County Sheriff’s Office for more than 20 years. Security.  The News & Observer reports that the Raleigh Police Department has had an around-the-clock security detail at Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown’s home for more than a month [...]