Another Charloot Homicide Hat Trick! - All Glory is Fleeting

On Thursday CMPD went all in on "Yay Me"

"Today, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced a strong start to 2025, demonstrating the effectiveness of its proactive policing initiatives and unwavering commitment to community safety. Citywide crime fell 6% overall during the first quarter of the year. This includes a notable 17% drop in violent crime and a 4% decrease in property crime compared to the same period in 2024."

The self praise continued:

"These positive results, covering data from January 1 to March 31, 2025, underscore the CMPD’s ongoing commitment to proactive, data-driven policing and community collaboration to maintain public safety across Charlotte's 411-square-mile jurisdiction."

But wise men understand that "All Glory is Fleeting" and that self praise is nearly always followed by stunning failure:

48 Hours later:

On Saturday, April 12, shortly before 10:30 p.m., 

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in the 300 block of E. Trade St. in the Central Division.

Officers responded to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Injury call for service in the 300 block of E. Trade St. Upon arrival, officers discovered one victim who had sustained apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was transported with life-threatening injuries and pronounced deceased at a nearby hospital.

Qualo Trevon Daniels, 31 Photo Courtesy MCSO

The victim in this case has been identified as Qualo Trevon Daniels, 31

On Sunday, April 13, shortly before 2 a.m., 

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in the 4800 block of Wallingford St. in the Westover Division.

Officers responded to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Injury call for service in the 4800 block of Wallingford St. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim with stab wounds. 

Stanley Williams 37 Photo Courtesy MCSO

The victim Stanley Alfonzo Williams II, 37 was transported by MEDIC to a nearby hospital and pronounced deceased by medical staff.

On Sunday, April 13, shortly after 6 a.m., 

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in the 200 block of Eastway Dr. in the North Tryon Division.

Officers responded to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Injury call for service in the 200 block of Eastway Dr. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim who had sustained apparent gunshot wounds. 

The victim in this case has been identified as Javier Lee Martinez Hernandez, 23. 

The victim was pronounced deceased on scene by MEDIC.

Three murders in less than 12 hours. The epic hat trick of murder, a solid up your's to CMPD white shirts who jinxed themselves with the self congratulatory presser just 48 hours before.

Real Law Enforcement Professionals understand that no amount of policing can stop homicides. It takes more than just being at the right place at the right time.or flooding an area with patrol units.

Homicides are directly related to everything else that is wrong with a society. Poor policing, lack of basic law enforcement, a DA who is weak on crime, a judicial court system that is lenient on violent and repeat offenders.

And the weekend still has 24 hours to go. God Help Us!

Sidney Cain Charged with Felony Death By Vehicle (Updated)

Overnight CMPD Officers arrested a tearful Sidney Cain (44) and charged her with felony death by vehicle and felony hit and run for running down and killing a pedestrian Michael Joseph Janik age 64, while driving impaired and leaving the scene refusing to give aid or render assistance.

Sidney Cain Age 44 Photo Courtesy MCSO

Cain is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $50,000.00 secured bond. 

She refused blood alcohol test so Officers sought and were granted a court ordered BAC. 

This is the second of two pedestrian versus vehicle accidents within about a two span. Both the Barrington Drive accident and this one on Fourth Street were fatal pedestrian accidents in Charlotte yesterday.

According to court records Ms. Cain fled the scene leaving the victim Mr. Janik in the roadway. Additionally she also refused a sobriety test and therefore her North Carolina Drivers License has been revoked. Officers concluded that she was driving while impaired and her car has been reported as impounded as well.

Fleeing the scene of an accident is essentially taken as an admission of guilt and is always a bad look. This lack of impulse control is not shocking. The behavior of someone who you might expect to have dozens of prior arrests yet a review of court records shows nothing. So why run? One can only assume it is a cultural thing.

Update:

Ms. Cain posted bail and was released on Friday. On Saturday the funeral for Mr. Janik was held at St. Marks in Gastonia. 

He attended Kent State University, where he earned a BS in Gerontology which is rather ironic. (Look it up)

After college, Mike embarked on a career in banking, first at Goodyear Bank in Akron, OH before relocating to the Charlotte, NC area in 1993 to work for First Union Bank, where he worked for over 30 years through its various transitions to become Wells Fargo. Mike left Wells Fargo in 2024 yet continued working part-time as a mixologist for the Levy Corporation as he had done since 2019.

That's right he was on his was home after working the Knight's game. No he wasn't drunk.

CMS High School Teacher Arrested

 CMPD arrested Harding High School teacher Adrian Roy Lewis 34, after a Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) investigation.

Adrian Roy Lewis Photo Courtesy MCSO

On Friday, April 4, a school resource officer at Harding University High School reported allegations of inappropriate messages sent to a student.

Upon further investigation CMPD Officers interviewed a CMS teacher Adrian Lewis and placed him under arrest. He's charged with indecent liberties with a student and is being held on a $25,000.00 bond.

Indecent liberties with a student is a class "G" felony however does not mean sexual contact. 

Harding High School's Principal sent the following message to student parents via email late on Friday:

Good Afternoon Harding University HS families. This is Principal Johnson-Scott. We are reaching out to let you know that law enforcement came to our campus today to make an arrest of one of our staff members. We wanted to let you know about this incident as you may see this on the news. Although I cannot discuss personnel information, please know that it is being managed by law enforcement. 

The safety and learning of our students are of the utmost importance to us all. We take this matter seriously and encourage all students to report any concerns to their parents and/or school administration. Reports can also be made anonymously through the Say Something App. Harding University HS administration will ensure that daily learning is not impacted.

We appreciate your continued support of Harding University High School.

Cedar Update: Lewis posted bail and was released at 10:37 a.m. Saturday April 5, 2025.

Cedar's Take:

Suggestion don't text pics of "your johnson" to students.

Meanwhile CMPD won't arrest a nut case firing an AR-15 randomly in a neighborhood.

Here's how the local paper reported this arrest:

Charlotte high school teacher jailed, accused of sending lurid messages to a student

A teacher at Harding University High School in Charlotte was charged with a child sex crime Friday after police accused him of sending lurid messages to a student.

University of South Carolina student, 21, killed by illegal immigrant: DHS

An illegal immigrant on the run from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement charged in the hit-and-run crash that killed a University of South Carolina Nate Baker Wednesday.

Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, 24, allegedly fled the fatal scene after he failed to yield and rammed his pick-up truck into a motorcycle operated by Nathanial Baker, 21, on Blossom and Assembly Streets near the university’s campus in Columbia around 2 p.m., according to the Columbia Police Department. 

Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, 24 Photo Courtesy City of Columbia, SC Police Department

The careless motorist, who was allegedly driving without a license, was wanted by ICE since 2018, a Department of Homeland Security source told The Post. 

“A South Carolina student was killed yesterday because of an illegal alien who had no right to be here,” South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace said in an X post Thursday.

“We’re going to fight like hell to get every last illegal alien out of South Carolina. We’re praying for the victim, his family, and the students at USC who have been touched by his passing. Hold the Line South Carolina.”

Sources said Fernandez-Cruz, a native of El Salvador, illegally crossed the US-Mexico border at an unknown date but was arrested by border patrol in Hidalgo, Texas on Dec. 24, 2016. He was released the next day and issued a notice to appear as DHS initiated removal proceedings.

An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, then ordered the illegal migrant to be sent back to his home country on Sept. 6, 2018, sources said.

South Carolina police said Fernandez-Cruz was driving with two male passengers when he killed Baker, a business major from Glen Allen, Virginia, and fled the crash site. He then abandoned his truck and was nabbed by a nearby officer who found and detained him near the 1100 block of Greene Street, according to cops.

ICE was notified of the arrest after police discovered Fernandez-Cruz’s name listed in the National Crime Information Center database.

The two passengers, who also ran from the scene, aren’t facing criminal charges, police said.

Scores of grief-stricken USC students have since created a memorial on a sidewalk near the deadly crash site, leaving behind messages in chalk, flowers, pictures, and candles, according to local reports.

“Rest in Peace, Nate,” one message said, WACH reported.

“Thank you for the memories. We love you so much.”

Baker’s fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, also shared their sorrow on Instagram, calling their fallen brother a leader, role model and a true embodiment of what their group stands for.

Nate Baker and Parents

“Nate Baker brought light, laughter, and love into all of our lives,” the fraternity wrote in the post.

“Nate will always be remembered for the way he showed up for others and the impact he had on everyone around him. His passion, loyalty, and love for this brotherhood will never be forgotten. May we honor his memory by living with the same kindness, selflessness and generosity that he showed to everyone around him.”

The university released a statement calling the situation a tragedy. School officials offered their deepest sympathies to Baker’s family and friends while reminding the campus community that university counselors are available to grieving students.

Fernandez-Cruz was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death, failure to give information and render aid, failure to yield the right of way, and driving without a license.

He is being held without bond at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and an ICE detainer in place.

Dirt Bike vs Toyota - Rider Didn't Respawn

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Crash Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal collision involving a vehicle and a dirt bike that occurred in the North Division.

 On Thursday, March 27, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., North Division officers responded to a vehicle crash with personal injury call for service near the intersection of Brookshire Boulevard and Oakdale Road. 

Jermaine Holly Photo via FaceBook

When officers arrived on scene, they located a damaged dirt bike and an unresponsive rider, Jermaine Holly, 18, in the roadway. Nearby was a damaged Toyota SUV. 

MEDIC transported Mr. Holly to Atrium Health where he was pronounced deceased.

Initial investigation by the CMPD Major Crash Investigation Unit indicates Mr. Holly operating a dirt bike without lights on Brookshire Boulevard when he struck a Toyota SUV that was turning onto Oakdale Road. Mr. Holly was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The driver of the Toyota, Marlen Morrow, 52, was uninjured and was not impaired.

 Mr. Holly’s next of kin has been notified of his death.

Maya Jones - "Steel Knife to His Windpipe"

Maya Jones Photo Courtesy MCSO 03/24/2025

According to CMPD, on Monday, March 24, shortly after 2 a.m., officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon with injury call for service in the 3419 Burkland Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim with stab wounds. 

The victim was transported by MEDIC to Novant Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced deceased by medical staff.

The victim in this case has been identified as Shamaree Bell-Brown, Black Male age 20.

At the scene, Providence Division officers identified and arrested Maya Jena Jones, 20, as a suspect in this case.

Detectives have charged Jones with Murder, and she has since been transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Cedar's Take:

No surprise CMPD's latest homicide arrestee was charged with domestic violence 3 days before Christmas last  year and released on an unsecured bond the next day.  

It took her exactly 3 months to finish the murder of her boyfriend Shamaree Bell-Brown, age 20. 

Bonus points if the deceased turns out to be the father of her baby due in approximately six months.

When you stab someone to death it's personal and a level of hate and anger most people find hard to comprehend.

Amazing how these people behave. They have zero impulse control. 

At her first court appearance yesterday she was denied bond and will be held at least until her next court date on April 11th.

The prior arrest according to court records:

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 7:06 PM, CMPD Officers responded to 3419 Burkland Dr Apt regarding Domestic Violence Assault call for service. 

Upon Officers arrival, Officers spoke with the suspect Maya Jones. Jones stated that her and her boyfriend/victim (Shamaree Bell- Brown) got in verbal argument that turned physical. Jones stated that the argument started over Bell-Brown liking other female social media pictures. 

Jones stated that she went to grab his belonging to throw them outside and that's when Bell-Brown grabbed her by the arms and shook her. Jones stated that she had glass cup in her hands that she attempted to hit him but accidently struck herself in the face causing her an injury to her face. 

Maya Jones Photo Courtesy MCSO 12/22/2024

Jones stated that her brother then came to the residence and assist Bell-Brown out the residence. Jones stated while her brother was removing him, fight broke out between Bell- Brown family and hers. 

She stated that the police arrived shortly after. Bell-Brown stated that while they were inside of Jones room, when an argument occurred. 

He Stated that it started becoming physical, where Jones started grabbing her shirt and neck. Bell- Brown stated that Jones scratched him all over his chest and neck. Bell-Brown stated that he never hit her. He continues to state that her brother then came to the residence and forced him outside before they got in fight. Bell-Brown stated that the scratches on his chest and neck came from Jones prior to the fight with her brother.

Released on an unsecured bond it was only a matter of time:

On Monday, March 24, 2025, at 0150 hours, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded to 3419 Burkland Drive, Apartment in reference to an Assault with Deadly Weapon with Injury call for service. The

911 caller stated that his brother was stabbed. The victim, Shamaree Dezmond Bell-Brown (Brown) (B/M, 08/21/2004), was found to be suffering from apparent stab wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased at 0228 hours at Novant Presbyterian Main.

Detectives spoke with witness who identified themselves to law enforcement. The witness stated that they were woken up by an occupant in their residence stating that the victim and the defendant were fighting downstairs. The witness stated that they observed the victim holding the defendant's arms away from him, and the witness observed kitchen knife in the defendant's hand. The witness stated that they attempted to separate the two, and observed the defendant stab the victim in the chest.

Detectives interviewed the defendant, Maya Jena Jones (Jones) (B/F, 12/21/2004), who voluntarily waived her rights. Jones stated that she got into verbal argument with the victim. Jones stated that she went into the kitchen and grabbed (a) kitchen knife. Jones stated that she struck the victim while she was holding the knife.

Jones stated that the victim began strangling her, so she stabbed him. Jones stated that she attempted to stab the victim more than once.

Jones and the victim are in dating relationship, and Jones is approximately three to four months pregnant.

These people are messed up. They are violent with no impulse control and same behavior at WalMart, Popeyes or Spirit Airlines. There is no redemption. Incarceration saves lives.

[Chorus: Rihanna]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
Well, that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
Well, that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

[Verse 1: Eminem]

I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now, there's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe, but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right, it's like I'm in flight
High off her love, drunk from her hate
It's like I'm huffin' paint and I love her, the more I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me
She fuckin' hates me, and I love it — "Wait!
Where you going?" — "I'm leaving you!" — "No, you ain't!
Come back!" — We're runnin' right back, here we go again
It's so insane, 'cause when it's goin' good, it's goin' great
I'm Superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane
But when it's bad, it's awful, I feel so ashamed
I snapped, "Who's that dude?", I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength

[Chorus: Rihanna]

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
Well, that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
Well, that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

Drill Baby Drill

When CMPD Officers arrived on scene they likely found an engaged spouse Allan McCoy Dexter, III armed not with a gun but a cordless power drill.

Seems Mr Dexter decided he'd drill some sense into his live in girlfriend spouse and/or domestic partner Shannon Pope.

Allan Dexter Photo Courtesy MCSO

Allan Dexter charged with 1st Degree Kidnapping, Communicating Treats, Misdemeanor Domestic Violence, Assault With a Deadly Weapon Intent to Kill and Attempted First Degree Murder.

According to court records Dexter "unlawfully, willfully and felonsely did assault Shannon Pope with a POWER DRILL a deadly weapon with the intent to kill her." 

There are no reports as to the condition of Ms. Pope. Medic declined to provide details if any.

This is might be Dexter's first rodeo with felonies but he has a rather colorful history of misdemeanor traffic offenses dating back to 1988.

Judge Matt Newton declined to grant bail and at least for now he'll remain a guest at the McFadden Hilton aka Meck County Jail until at least April 15th. Additionally a public defender request was granted at this morning's court hearing.

Adios Amigo!

This angry cuss is Luis Angel Arellano arrested overnight after officers discovered he had outstanding warrants for failure to appear on charges of resisting arrest and concealed weapons.

Photo Courtesy MCSOC March 23, 2025

 As you can imagine this is not Mr. Arellano's first rodeo.

Photo Courtesy MCSOC June 6, 2022

But on his prior arrests he was given an unsecured bond which resulted in his failure to appear.

2008     SIMPLE ASSULT - DA Dismissed

2011     ASSAULT AND BATTERY - DA Dismissed

2022     CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - DA Dismissed

2022     RESISTING - DA Dismissed

2022     CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON (4 Counts) - DA Dismissed

2022     ASSULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON (4 Counts) - DA Dismissed

2022     RESISING (4 Counts) - DA Dismissed

2022     COMMUNICATING THREATS (4 Counts) - DA Dismissed

CP gets it, why bother to show up since the DA will just dismiss the charges anyways.

Plus doubt the MCSO will check with ICE since that's not their job. But considering flights departing daily maybe someone should have a look? Odds are this armed violent angry cuss needs a vacation.

Everything is a Hate Crime

Ardrey Kell in the news again and its always bad.

According to the local once a newspaper:

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking the FBI to investigate whether the reported March 7 assault of a 15-year-old Ardrey Kell High School student for wearing a hijab by another student in a math class was a hate crime. 

The student, who has not been named, suffered multiple broken bones in her face and jaw after her family alleges she was punched repeatedly in class and called slurs by a football player after days of what her family called anti-Muslim bullying. 

The department said it submitted the school resource officer’s incident report to the FBI for further investigation. 

When asked for a copy of that incident report on Wednesday, CMPD’s police records division said a corresponding report did not exist. On Thursday, the department acknowledged its existence in a social media post. 

The girl’s family said at a press conference Wednesday that they want the incident investigated as a hate crime, and that they are “very likely” to sue Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over the handling of the assault. 

Jibril Hough, the spokesperson for the family, spoke at the press conference about the incident, Hough criticized the school for its handling of the situation, indicating that the school had attempted to cover up the incident. He mentioned that the school issued threatening language to the parents, advising them not to talk to the media. 

Hough condemned the school for not taking a stronger stance on racism and Islamophobia and for mishandling the situation.

Hough being escorted out of a Trump rally

The family alleged that by not calling an ambulance promptly after the assault, and instead requesting the student’s mother take her to the hospital, CMS did not handle the situation properly. 

They also alleged the district advised them not to go to the media about the assault. However, CMS Chief Operations Officer Tim Ivey said at a separate press conference on Wednesday that the district followed the proper protocols, and denied that anyone with the school district told the girl’s family not to speak to the media. “Ardrey Kell High School followed all policies and procedures as outlined in the board policy manual and student code of conduct,” Ivey said Wednesday. 

The school SRO “was present at the scene and immediately initiated the appropriate investigative processes.” Both the female student and the football player, also 15, were suspended for 10 days. 

The boy alleged the female student hit him first, and CMS referred to the incident as a “fight,” her family said.

CMS did not comment on the reason for the suspension, citing privacy laws. The girl’s family said she will not be returning to Ardrey Kell and they will appeal her suspension.

The Eyes Have It - Proof Normal Has Left Charlotte

If you're native to the Carolina's as I am you're used to an odd assortment of people and in some cases family.

My brother has a father-in law who has more money than sense but lives like a pauper amd might bathe once a month. I've got a sister in law who's a nurse she weighs about 350 and I'd not let her near me if I was dying right now

A couple of cousins who are mountain folk good people but I'd not eat anything they bring to a family reunion picnic. 

There are a couple of distant nephews that while they are not brothers they look like twins.

Aunts who prefer road kill to hunted game because you don't have to worry about the "shot".

There's a cousin Eddie and a Cramer in the family. But all things considered they look pretty normal compared to what lately shows up on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's arrest log.

ICE - Putting The Panic Back In Hispanic

Liberals are losing their minds over Trump's "close the Border" effort.

In one month he has cut the number of crossings from thousands to just a trickle and shut down the Mexican cartels lucrative human and drug trafficking pipeline. 

Sadly there has been a little collateral damage. Businesses that rely on cheap illegal immigrant labor have been slammed hard. (Screw Them). You can drive through job sites like Pulte homes and the typical constant echos of hammers swinging in the morning air are gone.

Florida and California produce fields are void of the typical loads of migrates packed in the back of an old Ford "stake side" truck. 

In Charlotte those white vans stacked with a dozen ladders are suddenly a rare sight on 485.

The usual day labor meetup places in Monroe are suddenly void of club cab pickups and young men standing around empty parking lots in the early morning hours.

Student Protestors

If you are a student protestor attending college on a student VISA you are now more than likely an ICE target. Immigrants on work or travel VISAs who are not employed or overstayed their VISA (there are thousands) are also targeted.

Green Card Holders

Liberal's are enraged over reports of legal resident aliens are being arrested by ICE, often claiming these "Green Card" holders have "rights" and can't be deported.

No, a green card does not guarantee that you will not be deported. Green card holders can be deported if they commit certain crimes or violate the terms of their green card. 

Known Green Card holders with aggravated felony or multiple minor convictions are being prioritized for removal.

In Mecklenburg County a large percentage of arrestees on any given night have hispanic surnames. This alone is a shocking development. A decade ago you might get one or two a night. 

BUt seriously, if you were in this country as a "guest" why would you break any law?

Green Card Holders with Criminal Convictions, or those with fraudulent Green Card applications are at the top of the list.

Many applicants failed to disclose prior convictions either willfully, or based on some misguided understand that not telling the truth was acceptable.

Applicants who got their status through sham marriages or fake documents are having their cases reopened and are being deported.

Green card holders who spent years outside the U.S. without clear ties are also being flagged for abandonment and lost their status.

A sure way to get deported is to commit a crime such as theft, fraud, or assault. If you are here even lawfully and commit an aggravated felony, such as trafficking or weapons expect you will be removed immediately.

Don't Panic if you are a good person. My sister in law and my ex wife are wonderful people who just happen to have a hispanic surname.  But they are also not criminals. Looking at this weekends arrests and there are 3 dozen or more names all arrested for avoidable crimes.

Domestic violence, DWI, stolen auto, and so here is just a sample.

HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, OSCAR GABRIEL 
No Operators License, DWI, Felony Controlled Substance  

LOAISIGA-ESPINOZA, TEOFILO 

No Operators License 

RODRIGUEZ-TENORIO, JACKSON RAFAEL

Communicating Threats, Domestic Violence, Assault on a Female

ACEVEDO-RODRIGUEZ, RENE
DWI

GALICIA, PONCHO

Assault on a Female Domestic Violence 

LABRA, ALEXIS D

DWLR Expired Tag

If you don't want to be a target of ICE don't break the law. If you don't want to be deported don't enter the USA unlawfully. If you are here legally and don't want to be removed don't break the law. 

If you have broken the law like those above, hire a lawyer ASAP because they are coming for you. 

By the way "Naturalization" becoming a United States Citizen is the best way to be removed-proof, as U.S. citizens cannot be deported.

Liberals who want to deport Elon Musk have their minds explode when they learn Musk is a US Citizen.

The above photos are from the MCSO daily arrest list and it should be assumed all those charged are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The immigration status of those arrested is not known nor tracked by the MSCO. The inclusion of their photos makes no determination or inference as to immigration status. 

Officer-Involved Shooting in the University City Division

VIA CMPD:

Charlotte, N.C. – (Friday, March 7, 2025) – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s (CMPD) Homicide Unit is conducting an officer involved shooting investigation in the 12000 block of Headquarters Farm Road in the University City Division.

At approximately 4:30 p.m., CMPD officers were attempting to serve several warrants in the 12000 block of Headquarters Farm Road.

Officers perceived an imminent deadly threat and discharged their service weapons engaging with the subject.

Two officers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injures. The suspect was pronounced deceased on scene.

The CMPD is the lead investigating agency in this case. The officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation per standard protocol.

As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation.

Representatives from CMPD's Operations Command, Homicide Unit, MEDIC and the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office also responded.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. As additional information develops it will be released by CMPD’s Public Affairs Division. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-8477 and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Guillet is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or Charlotte Crime Stoppers. For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20250307-1347-00.

Photos via local news

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Hat Trick Saturday in Charlotte

Back in the day Charlotte's West Side was well known for homicides. The days of crack and heroin in CMPD's Adam Two Division have been replaced by meth and fentanyl in Freedom and Westover divisions. 

CMPD's West Side "Jump Out Boyz" have been replaced by JADE and SWITCH for a warmer more welcoming police presence in "Da Hood".

Homicides have become a city wide problem with even South Charlotte is seeing the carnage of drug related deaths and violence. 

Still Saturday night's 3 seperate homicides for a "Hat Trick" present a somber realization that CMPD, the Mecklenburg County DA and elected Judges as well as Charlotte City Leaders are failing at the first obligation of civil governance, public safety.

It is predictable that crime begets more crime and that in each of these three cases both victim and perpetrators will likely have intense criminal pasts even if the arrest records don't validate this claim.

Still there's a long held understanding that Police can't prevent homicides, and that human nature is too complicated to predict and prevent people from killing each other.

But that is within a normal society and in this segment of Charlotte's dark side is highly preventable by what is well known as "broken windows policing". 

Broken windows policing is a strategy that focuses on reducing minor crimes, which are easy to stop, to prevent major crimes. The theory is that by addressing quality of life offenses, like vandalism and graffiti, police can restore community order and reduce crime. 

(In criminology, the broken windows theory states that visible signs of crime, antisocial behavior and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder, including serious crimes.)

In simple terms when there are no consequences for having expired plates or a valid driver's licenses, suddenly driving a stolen car is normal. When being a drug dealer is considered an acceptable "side gig" as much as being a doordash driver then having a stolen handgun is considerable normal and before long using that weapon to take what you want or settle an argument becomes acceptable.

Let's face it the African American Community has become a culture of violence embracing both criminality and gun play because there are no consequences for antisocial behavior.

Try as much as they like CMPD is no match for a DA and Elected Judges who are soft on crime. Add a mayor and city council that believe crime is a symptom of disadvantaged youth and systemic racism and it becomes a lost cause.

The first homicide happened around 11 a.m. on Saturday in the 6100 block of Old Mount Holly Road. When Officers first responded to a call to assist Medic they found a woman having a medical issue. When she got to the hospital, medical staff found a gunshot wound to her chest and she later died of her injuries.

About 10 hours later, around 9 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the 1200 block of Lucky Penny Street at the Loyalty Inn where they found someone with a gunshot wound to the head. Medic pronounced them dead at the scene.

The just before 2 a.m on Sunday March 2nd  officers responded to the 4800 block of Wilkinson Blvd about an assault with a deadly weapon after someone got into an altercation with an armed security guard. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.

Congratulations Charloot the hat trick is yours!

CMPD is also reporting a fourth separate shooting on East Woodlawn Road left one person in the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Sunday morning and another shooting that happened around 9 a.m.Sunday morning on Village Lake Drive in southeast Charlotte, which left one person with life-threatening injuries.

CP has repeatedly suggested that CMPD publicly report shootings so that the public can remain vigilant and aware of the ever increasing level of violent crime in Charlotte.  

Ilijah Mack This Is How We Roll

"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders".

It is that last group, the district attorneys who are the weakest link in the thin blue line that protects the civil population from the violent criminals.

Ilijah Mack, 22 was arrested again Tuesday night on weapons and drug charges. 

Convicted last year for "shootin up" a Dodge Charger on North Sharon Amity, with five occupants that should have earned him 5 years prison. But those charges and a domestic violence case were pled down to probation. 

Ilijah Mack Photo Courtesy MCSO

Cedar's Take: In Mecklenburg County you can fire a rifle into a car loaded with people three times and get nothing more than probation. 

Maybe we should keep him locked up this time?

As CP has said the african American community has become a culture of violence embracing gunplay and criminality. To these people this is normal. 

CMPD says it has created a new "Initiative" called "SWITCH" (Safety Wellness Initiative Towards Community Households) to allocate more resources and investigators to address shooting into occupied dwellings (SIOD). Switch as in Glock Switch?

But the narrative is tragically flawed. CMPD has called SIOD a "Growing Problem" as if it equates to littering or not picking up after your dog. 

It is not a "problem" it is a violent criminal act that should always be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Absolutly no one should receive a plea deal!

I'm not faulting CMPD they are at least trying but these thugs know nothing will be done to them.

From the most recent charging document:

On or about the date of offense shown and in the county named above the defendant unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did possess, have in the defendant's custody, have in the 
defendant's control a black in color Draco Rifle, which is a firearm .  

The defendant has previously been convicted of the felony of Discharging Firearm into an enclosed structure to incite fear. (NCGS 14-34.10) which was punishable 25 months and a Class F Felony.

This felony was committed on March 1, 2024 and the defendant was convicted of the felony on June 14, 2024 in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in North Carolina and was sentenced to an intermediate sentence of 13-25 months of confinement and 24 months of supervised probation. That sentence was suspended.

On or about the date of offense shown and in the county named above the defendant unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did intentionally carry concealed about the defendant's 
person while off the defendant's own premises a gun, a black in color Draco Rifle.

The defendant was previously convicted of carrying a concealed gun in violation of G.S. 
14-269(a1) on February 14, 2024 in Cabarrus county Superior Court.

On or about the date of offense shown and in the county named above the defendant unlawfully and willfully did possess one-half ounce of marijuana or less, a controlled substance which is included in Schedule VI of the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.

On or about the date of offense shown and in the county named above the defendant unlawfully and willfully did resist, delay, and obstruct officer A.H., a public officer 
holding the office of Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, by refusing to provide his name.  

At the time, the officer was discharging and attempting to discharge an official duty by placing the defendant under arrest.

During the June 14, 2024 trial Mecklenburg Superior Court Judge William Bell agreed to a plea deal offered by the Mecklenburg DA and in doing so dismissed 3 counts of discharging a firearm into occupied property, assault on a female from a separate incident as well as damage to property. 

Obviously Judge Bell and the Mecklenburg DA are pretty bad judges of character. 

Beyond the most recent charges Mack has additional weapons and drug charges pending  in Cabarrus County as well as felony probation violations.

He is currently being held without bond. His next hearing date is March 18, 2025.

Charlotte Democrats Want To Increase Your Sales Tax

This from Tony Mecia with the Charlotte Ledger who is really looped in regarding all things political in Charlotte.

Bill introduced in Raleigh to advance Charlotte's transit plan

Would allow referendum on hiking Mecklenburg's sales tax to pay for transit and roads

Three N.C. senators filed the bill Monday morning; its outlook is uncertain, but more clarity could come this afternoon.

by Tony Mecia

Three N.C. senators have filed a bill in the General Assembly that would authorize Mecklenburg County to hold a referendum to raise the county’s sales tax, a key step in advancing Charlotte’s plan to expand transit.

Senate Bill 145, introduced Monday morning by Republican Senators Bill Rabon, David Craven and Vickie Sawyer, would allow Mecklenburg commissioners to place a referendum on the ballot asking voters to raise sales taxes by 1 percentage point, to 8.25%.

The money would be used to help pay for a $25 billion transportation plan that would cover building new rail lines, adding bus routes and expanding roads and sidewalks. Leaders of the city, county and Mecklenburg’s towns largely settled on the plan last summer, with the exception of the town of Matthews, which opposes it. That’s because Matthews would likely not have a rail line to uptown as originally envisioned.

The fate of the bill is uncertain. Sawyer, who represents Iredell County and the northern portion of Mecklenburg, said this month that the bill is “a long way from being palatable to have enough votes to even get to the floor.”

Legislative leaders are scheduled to be in Charlotte today to talk with the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, and they are expected to discuss the fate of the bill.

Cedar's Take:

As I've pointed out before the increase is being sold by Charlotte City Council as being only a penny, just a one cent on the dollar increase to help pay for much needed light rail buses and transit improvements. 

Councilmembers like Ed Driggs what you to approve this 1% increase. But it's not a 1% increase it is a 13.79% increase in the amount of sales tax you pay everytime you go out for dinner or stop by Target for cleaning supplies. 

The average North Carolina family of four spends about $4,524 a year in sales tax if this bill is passed and approved by Charlotte voters that same family will lose another $624.00 per year to pay for light rail most will never ride.

Taxation is theft plain and simple.

MCSO McFadden Making Excuses Again

According to Joe Bruno Sheriff Garry McFadden has released another statement in response to the arrest of illegal migrant Jose Napoleon-Serrano. 

Jose Napoleon-Serrano Photo Courtesy MCSO 

Napoleon-Serrano was arrested by CMPD on January 12th and released 5 days later despite an active ICE Detainer request.

According to MCSO records Napoleon-Serrano was "Committed" on 1/12/2025 at 8:59 AM  and then "Released" on 1/17/2025 at 12:42 PM.

From Joe Bruno:

Sheriff McFadden is calling on ICE to notify him during the 48 hour detainer on whether they plan to pick up the suspect.

As I have been reporting, ICE is asking Sheriff McFadden to notify the agency before the suspect is released. That isn't happening. 

Statement:

MCSO Clarifies Process of Querying ICE, Sheriff McFadden Continues to Request Collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Charlotte, N.C. – The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is committed to transparency and lawful procedures regarding the handling of individuals in custody, including those with immigration concerns. Recent discussions and media inquiries surrounding the case of Honduras national Napoleon Serrano highlight the need for clarity in how information is shared between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

When a person is arrested, staff at Arrest Processing Center ask every and any person several questions with three of them dealing with citizenship. As it pertains to an undocumented person, that information is entered into a database on DCI/NCIC through a PIN message to ICE. Essentially, MCSO uses this system to query ICE when we cannot determine citizenship. It includes dates, time stamps and other pertinent details. ICE is then notified through Immigration Alien Queries (IAQs). This process has remained the same through previous administrations and sheriffs, despite the removal of the 287g program.

However, this system does not provide MCSO with details about a person’s past arrests, encounters, or level of danger. Only ICE has that information. That said, when ICE saw Napoleon Serrano’s name, they should have immediately recognized that they had encountered him twice before and previously deported him twice. MCSO is unaware of any state or federal charges attached to Serrano’s past two deportations.

As MCSO has stood clear in its processes, the agency expects the same level of transparency in return. Once a detainer is issued, ICE should clearly understand that they have 48 hours to make the pickup. During that time, MCSO is asking ICE to inform our agency of their intentions, whether they plan to pick up a person or allow the person to remain on state charges.

“Communication with ICE stops once they issue a detainer. Collaboration is a two-way street. Transparency is a two-way street, Sheriff McFadden said. “I am still waiting for productive discussions with local ICE officials on the process we follow in regard to undocumented persons and how our agency can work more effectively with ICE.”

CP's Take:

Jose Napoleon-Serrano's case is not unusual for Mecklenburg County. But he's a violent person who should be deported ASAP.  Yet for some reason Charlotte's sanctuary city status and Garry McFadden's pro immigrant stance put this violent criminal Jose Napoleon-Serrano who is a threat to all citizens back on the streets.

Turns out the Napoleon-Serrano was involved in a fight last summer and a warrant was issued for his arrest where he allegedly hit a man with a bottle and knocked out a few teeth. 

But that warrant wasn't served until his arrest on domestic violence charges back in January of this year.

In the first case according to CMPD:

The victim Victor Gonzalez (Victor) stated he was "hanging out" at the car wash

"The unknown friends at the car wash" were fighting over something and then "were calmed down but started saying they had guns". The Unknown male suspect and later identified as Jose Napoleon-Serrano (Jose) didn't calm down. Victor stated Jose was very angry and wanted to continue fighting with everyone. 

The Victim was assaulted with glass bottle at the 5723 Reddman Rd car wash. The suspect was said to have thrown glass bottle at the victim's face.

The bottle hit Victor in the face cutting his lip and knocking multiple teeth out of Victor's mouth. The glass bottle thrown at Victor also hit his left cheek bone/ upper jaw. The medical staff stated the bone was broken from the bottle. Victor stated when he was hit with the bottle he immediately bent nt that point over and noticed all the blood coming out of his face Jose ran off into the woods and then to the nearby apartments The friends of Jose told Victor, Jose had ran away and that they had done nothing wrong and did not want to be involved.

A picture of the suspect was sent out to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department and was later identified by Officer J; Habenicht of Metro Division as Jose Napoleon-Serrano. Officer Habenicht stated he identified the suspect by arrest records and cross referenced with CJLEADS.

For whatever reason MCSO did not serve the warrant on the suspect until this year.

In the second case again via CMPD:

Upon Arrival to Mockernut Drive, officers talkéd to Oneida Hernandez Cruz 01/23/1967 who stated Jose Napoleon-Serrano.05/22/1984 came home drunk and began arguing with her because shé'did not want-to bé intimated She gets out of the bed, goes to another room and he begins to kick the door. When he stops, she opens the door and goes downstairs to the Livingroom - and he stands on the stairs and-throws and empty bottle of beer hitting the back of her shoulders causing bruise bottles'at'hér-and only stopped when she called He Theng 'comes to the living room and throw more cans at her causing bruising on her back shoulder and bottom of her right eye.

But here's where things take an odd turn. 

With the suspect in custody he is formally charged in both cases. Five days in jail and despite the ICE Detainer he's released.

Then the first case 24CR363210 is dismissed by Judge Roy Wiggins on January 30th. Then a Prosecutor's Verification of Basis for Expunction of DNA is created.

The question is why? 

And why is the chief judge hearing these low level cases?