neil in. neil: thank you for that, rick reichmuth on that. meanwhile, the very week that we learned it looks like alex murdaugh is going to be spending the rest of his life in jail, his defense team says we have ample grounds for appeal. charles watson with more on that. charles. reporter: neil, good morning to you. curl his sentencing hearing, alex murdaugh refused to take accountability for murdering his wife maag dwi and his son paul on the family s plot in 2021. he told the court they had the wrong guy. i m innocent. i would never hurt my wife maggie, and i would never hurt my son paul. reporter: judge clifton newman was quite frank in talking about murdaugh s conduct throughout the trial and the investigation. newman said this was one of the most troubling cases that he s had to preside over, and he went on to say that murdaugh s behavior was deseatful the whole way through. the tangled web we weave, what d you mean by that? i meant when i lieded, i
The number of people convicted for driving while impaired has fallen by 80% in Mecklenburg County. When based on population, the county has by far the fewest number of people convicted of DWI.