Shooting of Cherryville man now a homicide case
A Cherryville man shot in the head on Monday, May 3, has died, and police upgraded the charges against the suspect in the shooting to first-degree murder on Friday, according to court records.
Rhonschoci Markee Flack Jr., 24, of 2573 Crab Apple Trail, Denver, died Tuesday, May 4, from his injuries at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, according to Cherryville Police.
Kendra Adaire Odums, 22, who lives at 218 Heather Lane, had been in Gaston County Jail without bond since the shooting on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. Police upgraded the charge to first-degree murder on Friday morning.
Police say a Cherryville mother is responsible for her 3-year-old daughter s death.
On Tuesday, Cherryville Police charged Jenna Michelle Melton, 26, of Dellinger Circle in Cherryville, with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her daughter, Anna Lee Tadych who died on Jan. 5.
Melton was booked into Gaston County Jail Tuesday and placed on a hold. She appeared in court Wednesday, where she was assigned a $500,000 bond.
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Officers were first called to Dellinger Circle on Jan. 5, in response to an unresponsive child. Tadych was found with abrasions to her face and back, said Assistant District Attorney Debbie Gulledge during Melton’s first appearance in court Wednesday.
Police: Cherryville Mother Arrested, Charged In Death Of 3-Year-Old
April 28, 2021
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. A Cherryville woman was arrested in connection with the January death of her 3-year-old daughter, according to police.
Cherryville Police said 26-year-old Jenna Michelle Melton was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of her daughter, Anna Lee Tadych.
According to a news release, Anna Tadych died on January 5. Police have not released any additional information on how the child died along with what led up to Melton being charged.
Melton was held on no bond and placed in the Gaston County Detention Center, according to police.
Updated: 11:56 AM EDT April 28, 2021
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. A Cherryville woman is being held in jail, accused of killing her own daughter in January 2021.
The Cherryville Police Department announced the arrest of 26-year-old Jenna Michelle Melton on Wednesday. The department said she was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Anna Lee Tadych. According to them, Tadych died on January 5, 2021.
Cherryville police said they couldn t release further information as the investigation is still active. However, they confirmed in their news release Melton was placed in the Gaston County Detention Center and is being held on no bond.