Wilmington District Attorney Ben David has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after a Wilmington visit with Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Johhny Jennings, Judge Elizabeth Trosch and Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather. (Port City Daily/Mark Darrough)
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WILMINGTON—District Attorney Ben David said he has tested positive for COVID-19 following a meeting last week with a group from Charlotte here on a “site visit.”
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings, Judge Elizabeth Trosch and Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather flew to Wilmington last Wednesday for a meeting hosted by David on youth violence and childhood trauma.