Felony Coverage

Appeals Court blocks ruling that briefly expanded NC felon voting rights
For about two weeks, people who'd finished their time behind bars, but were still on probation or owed fines, could register to vote.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Legislators need to do their jobs. Leave it to judges to do theirs
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 -- GOP leaders in the General Assembly reflexively complain when the courts, as they have lately and often do, declare the hastily, unwise and badly crafted laws they've passed constitutionally flawed. These judges aren't legislating. They aren't imposing their personal preferences. They're stating the legislature, no matter who runs it, isn't above the Constitution.

Lawmakers plan to appeal ruling allowing felons on probation to vote
People who have finished felony prison sentences, but are still on probation or parole, should be able to vote in North Carolina, a panel of state judges said Monday morning.

NC court: Let felons on probation, parole vote
Plaintiffs cheer what they call the largest expansion of voting rights in North Carolina in decades, but legislative leaders vow an appeal and attempt to block implementation of the ruling.

Judges open NC voting to some felons on probation
A lawsuit, filed by the NAACP and others, challenges the state's felon voting laws as unconstitutional.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Felons who've served their prison time should be able to vote after release
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 -- Our society wants ex-convicts to work and pay taxes. Giving people opportunities to fully participate in society - including voting - promotes rehabilitation and re-integration into society. There is no down-side and certainly no gain from withholding the opportunity to vote.

Groups want NC law blocking former felons from voting thrown out
People who have been found guilty of a felony in North Carolina aren't allowed to vote until their sentence is completed, including paying all fines and fees. But advocates for the formerly incarcerated are working to change that.

Money not valid reason to keep people who have served prison sentence from voting, advocates say
People who have been found guilty of a felony in North Carolina aren't allowed to vote until their sentence is completed, including paying all fines and fees. But advocates for the formerly incarcerated are working to change that.

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Three Camp Lejeune Marines are facing felony assault charges
Lance Corporals Evan Charles Chicoine, 22, and Jake Nicholas Schoettle, 24, and Cpl. Angelo Mario Reyes-Lozano, 23, were all charged with felony assault causing serious bodily injury, misdemeanor injury to personal property and misdemeanor intoxicated and disruptive behavior.

Fayetteville suspect in multiple felonies arrested; authorities searching for 1 more
One of two men wanted for multiple felony charges was arrested Friday, police said.

Man arrested on more than a dozen charges in Fayetteville
Zhivargo K. Jenkins was arrested Monday without incident, Fayetteville police said. He was wanted for more than a dozen charges

HomeAdvisor connects Union County couple to convicted felon contractor
HomeAdvisor connected a North Carolina couple to a convicted felon to complete work at their Union County home.

Man accused of striking Durham police officer with vehicle surrenders
A man who had been wanted for striking and injuring a Durham police officer with a vehicle last week has turned himself in, authorities said Friday.

Chris Brown posts bail after Fla. arrest
Chris Brown was arrested Thursday night after performing in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Man wanted on felony charges for stealing electric toothbrushes, cologne
Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department's Property Unit have charged a man with 14 crimes in connection with numerous thefts from local businesses.

Plea deals frequent in some NC counties, like in the case of a man who later killed twice
Kevin Munn had more than a dozen felony convictions on his record before he killed businessman Tommy Ellington and psychologist Nancy Alford. He also had five felony charges dismissed by prosecutors around the time Ellington was gunned down in his home.