Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:54 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:54:45 GMT
Floods earlier this month in the North Carolina mountains were the worst we've seen since 2004. And, there was a risk of a much bigger problem, possible failure of the Oxford Dam holding back the waters of Lake Hickory.More >>
Floods earlier this month in the North Carolina mountains were the worst we've seen since 2004. And, there was a risk of a much bigger problem, possible failure of the Oxford Dam holding back the waters of Lake Hickory.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:20:42 GMT
Two days after racing in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR driver Mike Harmon found himself being charged, again, by Rowan County Sheriff's detectives in an ongoingMore >>
On Sunday Harmon was charged with obstruction of justice and released on $20,000 bond.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:01:33 GMT
NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America 500 out of Charlotte, but a source told WBTV the move is "a done deal."More >>
NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America 500 out of Charlotte, but a source told WBTV the move is "a done deal."More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Three inmates from the Lanesboro Correctional Institute in Polkton have been indicted by an Anson County Grand Jury for the September 28, 2012 murder of a fellow inmate, and an assault on a second inmate.
Officials say the men used a homemade shank as a weapon.
The inmate who was killed - Wesley Eugene Turner, Jr. - was serving time for Second Degree Murder, Conspiracy Murder First Degree, and an attempted prison escape. He was scheduled for release in 2017.
Inmates Joel Coto Ortiz, Julio Alberto Zelaya-Sorto, and Gregorio Cortez Vazquez are indicted for First Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder against Turner. They were also indicted for Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury - related to the stabbing of inmate Christopher Keith Cook.
The suspects are no longer being housed at Lanesboro, but will be brought to Anson County to have the indictments served.
The Anson County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigations conducted the investigation.
Lanesboro Correctional Institution is a 1,000 cell, high security prison facility located adjacent to Brown Creek Correctional Institution and Anson Correctional Center in Polkton, NC. The prison is named for the nearby community of Lanesboro.
The prison has a staff complement of 403 employees including correctional officers, administrators, food service, medical, dental and maintenance workers.
Lanesboro has a standard operating capacity of 864 close-custody male inmates, with 128 segregation cells and 8 health care beds. The first inmates arrived in January 2004.
