SALISBURY — Investigators with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office have ruled the May 28, 2023, killing of 23-year-old Matthew Tyler King an act of self-defense.
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William Leroy Barnes resentenced to consecutive life sentences for brutal murders of elderly Salisbury couple in 1992 William Leroy Barnes was resentenced to two consecutive life sentences for two counts of first degree murder. (Source: State of North Carolina) By David Whisenant | May 14, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 11:16 AM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - One of the men convicted and sentenced to the death penalty in 1994 for the murder of B. P. and Ruby Tutterow in their Salisbury home in October 1992 has now been resentenced after a new hearing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that during William Leroy Barnes’ 1994 jury trial, a juror’s discussion with her pastor regarding the death penalty, and the juror later sharing that conversation with her fellow jurors during deliberations, constituted an improper external influence on the jury, resulting in prejudice that had a substantial and injurious effect on the jury’s pun
Ex-officer avoids charges for slamming K-9 dog into patrol car
James Hampton s former supervisor claimed he had a love for the dog in the video, Zuul, and his other K-9s
The North Carolina police officer caught on camera inappropriately handling a K-9 dog will not face charges.
Many were left shocked last month after a viral video surfaced of former officer
James Hampton holding his K-9 in the air by his leash and slamming him into a patrol car. But despite the disturbing video, the Rowan County District Attorney’s Office recently announced he will not face charges, per