Felony Coverage

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Armed Henderson drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison

A Henderson man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and possessing firearms.

WRAL Staff

Armed Henderson drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison

Burlington man arrested for indecent liberties with a child

The Alamance County Sheriff's Office has charged a male caregiver with indecent liberties with a child.

Caregiver charged with indecent liberties with a child

The Alamance County Sheriff's Office has charged a male caregiver with indecent liberties with a child.

Convicted felon charged with selling AR-15 to pawn shop

A convicted felon turned himself in on Tuesday after Pitt County deputies say he sold an AR-15.

WITN staff

Convicted felon charged with selling AR-15 to pawn shop

Cary man charged with death by distribution after man dies from drug overdose

Allen David Wendel is being charged in the death of a Chapel Hill man who had fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in his system when he died, according to the Chatham County Sheriff's Office.

Activists celebrate decision allowing thousands of NC felons to vote this fall

Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren't behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots this fall after an appeals court ruling.

Sheriff: Burlington woman charged for stealing two cars in eight days

A woman who is believed to have stolen two cars in a little over the span of a week has been charged.

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.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Appeals Court blocks ruling that briefly expanded NC felon voting rights

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.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter, & Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

NC court: Let felons on probation, parole vote

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.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Judges open NC voting to some felons on probation

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.

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.

Groups want NC law blocking former felons from voting thrown out

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Durham organization working to affect social change, secure voting rights

Forward Justice is a law, policy and strategy center located in Durham that is dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice. By partnering with human rights organizations at the forefront of social movements in the south, it is working to catalyze success for movements, secure voting rights and advance social change.

Latisha Catchatoorian, WRAL Digital Solutions

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.