Police mistake prompts mistrial in toddler s 2017 death
April 25, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A judge declared a mistrial in the case of a North Carolina man charged with killing a 22-month-old boy after the Raleigh Police Department failed to turn over evidence to the defense on time.
Michael Buchanan was charged with murder in the 2017 death of Torrance Adams. Buchanan, who was the boyfriend of the toddler s mother, claimed the boy choked on a waffle and then hit his head on the sink.
The News & Observer reports that Judge Paul Ridgeway declared a mistrial in Buchanan s trial on April 16, ruling that a fair and impartial trial has become impossible due to prejudice to the defendant as a result of the late disclosure of the evidence,” according to court records.
Police mistake prompts mistrial in toddler s 2017 death
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Two years ago, Lige Bobby Boswell was convicted of charges that he bilked a 69-year-old woman out of more than $3,000 for a botched paving job on her driveway.Â
Boswell, 51, of Walnut Cove, is now facing charges that he did the same paving scam again, this time to a Walkertown man.
According to an arrest warrant, Boswell is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Forsyth District Court on Jan. 21. Boswell did not immediately return a message left on his cellphone.Â
Forsyth County sheriff s investigators allege that Boswell illegally obtained $1,300 from Somme Isaac Psalm on Dec. 3, an arrest warrant said. Boswell offered to perform asphalt work for free and then demanded money after partially completing the work, the arrest warrant said.