Fayetteville homicide suspect re-captured

Fayetteville, N.C. — Fayetteville police recaptured a homicide suspect who disappeared Monday while out on bond.

Police said officers saw David Lee Hopkins III, 26, in the yard of a home in the 100 block of Post Avenue Monday evening and caught him after a short chase. He was given a $100,000 secured bond and placed in the Cumberland County jail.

Police had sent out an alert for Hopkins earlier Monday, saying that he had violated the terms of his pretrial release bond by leaving his Bartow Drive without authorization.

Hopkins was arrested Feb. 27, 2011, and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill.

Hopkins was charged in connection with the Feb. 26, 2011, attack on two brothers, Deshawn Francis and Delmar Francis, who were shot near the intersection of Tokay and Meadowsweet drives. Both victims were transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where Delmar Francis died as a result of his gunshot wound.

At the time of his arrest in Delmar Francis' death, Hopkins was on probation January 2010 break-in and larceny convictions, according to state Division of Adult Correction records.

Between 2004 and 2010, he spent more than three years behind bars for nine convictions, including conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

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My first remarks did not go through..I agree with the person that posted that the DA should have to stand up and say why a bond was set in this case. 1st degree murder. And still they give another bond of 100k. Uh I may be wrong, but didn't y'all lose him once already?

gabewilliams12
July 5, 2012 4:55 p.m.

on probation for breaking and entering and then shoots two people killing one and then he gets out on pretrial probation. what in the world do you have to do in order to get put in jail nowdays to have to stay. This world is going down fast and hard. Its not even safe to go to the grocery store any more b/c of all the tried and convicted criminals out on the street with a slap on their wrist for being a bad boy.

ech
July 3, 2012 12:23 p.m.

Hey I know....he was arrested for HOMICIDE....I know what the law says about bail, but com on folks, bail, for real? Oh wait, I'll bet he told the court..."I promise to come to trial for homicide, scouts honor.....PLEASE! Lets stop letting the fox gurad the henhouse....metaphor, foxes are smarter that this.

danunger
July 3, 2012 12:20 p.m.

And you wonder why the crime rate in Fayetteville is so HIGH ? Hey Chanel 5 here is something you can investigate.

blacksuv1962
July 3, 2012 10:53 a.m.

Wow, Public Accessed information shows that his Daddy has a criminal hisotry too. His Daddy is actually on Probation right now. Do you think there is a "Crime Gene" in their DNA make up?