Meeks linked to 1985 Belmont shooting and parole records
Meeks, shot today in a continuing 7Shootout story, has a lengthy prison history per North Carolina records. He pleaded guilty in 1986 to voluntary manslaughter for the Oct. 10, 1985 Belmont neighbor murder and to second degree rape. He received 20 years as a youthful offender plus eight for manslaughter and 12 for rape, with additional time for related breaking and entering. He was jailed again in 2000 for a weapon of mass destruction conviction.
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Meeks
Harris
N.C. Department of Correction
Johnny Crosby
Crosby
Belmont
Union County
Mecklenburg
Gaston
Nancy Moore
Virginia crosses law case tests First Amendment reach
Virginia Supreme Court ruling cites a 1992 Supreme Court decision on cross burning, noting free speech limits while upholding state interests against intimidation. The cases trace 1998 incidents in Carroll County and Virginia Beach, where defendants faced cross burning charges and appeals highlighted First Amendment protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Lemons
State Court
Virginia Court
Supreme Court
City of
St. Paul, Minn
R.A.Y
Antonin Scalia
High Court
South Carolina
Maryland
New Jersey
Virginia
Florida
Washington
California
Jerry Kilgore
Minnesota
Kilgore
District of Columbia
Arizona
Georgia
Kansas
Massachusetts
Missouri
Oklahoma
Utah
Barry Elton Black
Johnstown
KKK
Caroll County
Black
Richard Elliott
Jonathan O'Mara
Virginia Beach
Virginia Supreme Court
Trains Collide in Texas Panhandle Killing One
In Clarendon Texas two Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight trains collided head on killing one person and injuring three others. Four locomotives and 25 rail cars derailed on a main link between Fort Worth Amarillo and Denver sparking a large smoky blaze observed miles away.
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Clarendon
Texas
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Kathy Taylor
Dairy Queen
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Denver
FBI destroyed bin Laden evidence after surveillance glitch
An FBI memo says a surveillance glitch caused the Carnivore system to capture emails outside a targeted bin Laden investigation and a technician destroyed all the emails. The disclosure follows an FOIA request by EPIC and amid calls for reforms to FBI oversight and computer systems following pre-9/11 concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Memo
Washington
Osama bin Laden
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Bureau
Denver
bin Laden
Phoenix
United States
Office of Intelligence
John Ashcroft
Robert Mueller
CIA
Justice Department
Office of Intelligence and Policy Review
ITOS
International Terrorism Operations Center
UBL
Congress
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ISE
Andrew Russell
the Gazette
vCross Burning
Texas Panhandle
N. Main St
Lowell
N.C
Iganette Asoscectora
Baquacil
Harris Pools
St. York Rd
S. Gastonia
Injoy
Baker Furniture Co
Market Street
Cramerton
Napa
Napa AutoCare
Darrell’s
Terry Gregoire Darrell
N. Pine St
Gastonia
Ateous Auto & Truck Repair
White Jenkins Rd
OW Obes Service, Inc
Steve Case
E. 2Nd Ave
Dallas
Pasour
Durkee Lane
Avery & Dixon Tire Service Inc
E. Main St
Case Tire Service Inc
2Nd Ave
Sellers Service Center Inc
Cherryville
Arates
Loftin’s Louomotive
Autoplex of
N. Chester St
CAR Masters
W. Garrison Blvd
Wilkinson Blvd
E. A. Bingham
Heather
Stanley
Sealey
Olenn
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