It ed the jury came back in less than an hour. The tension in the courtroom was so thick you could feel it. Family members were holding each others hands. Clerk we, the jury, unanimously determine that Travion Smith be sentenced to life in prison, official recommendation. Ed to be sure, that is sentence is life without parole. Smith showed little reaction as he has throughout the trial. One of his Defense Attorneys definitely had tears in her eyes and on her cheeks. I could hear an audible sigh quietly on that side of the courtroom. You will remember them was a hugginsjones was found by her then eightyearold daughter dead, half beaten and staff and stabbed to death. The victims mother got up and told Travion Smith that she did he did make a conscious choice to kill her daughter and he knew right from wrong and he today. The jury came back in less than half an hour and has decided death. Its been since 2007, pushing anna can adjust a center, ed crump. Joel new information about the driv
From the raleigh Eyewitness News center, abc 11 Eyewitness News now. Joel hello, again, everyone. I am joel brown permit anna joel brown. Anna and i am anna laurel. Joel and anna, their loved ones served the country. The family members were expecting a proper military funeral, but instead, they are wondering how long it will take to bury their loved ones at a local cemetery. Inside a funeral home in goldsboro, the flagdraped sergeant bergerons family is stuck in bureaucracy as they wait to bury this world war ii veteran. To to have to stand in line to be buried is a little bit much. Down the road, nine urns are waiting for their turn to be buried. This womans father died last month. In korea he was a combat veteran. He wanted his final resting place to be the Veterans Cemetery in goldsboro. However, his daughter still cant bury him. In november, governor mccrory dedicated this 60 acre cemetery, but it is still not open. Insured that they would get a proper burial. I have a friend who i
Andrea well, anna and joel, they are still in good condition, and this is after they were struck and thrown from their bicycles on that road. Suffering from some sort of head injuries among other things, and we did talk to a fellow cyclist. He is doing ok. His injuries were the least of the group, and a fourth cyclist suffered a broken leg. He is recovering at home. They were on a bike right meeting from downtown raleigh and had already leaving from downtown raleigh, and has already started back when they were seemingly out of nowhere thrown from their bikes. They were writing single file. He said as he was going down, he could see the car still driving came back hysterical. That driver was on the scene and said she was trying to avoid another car in the other direction, but he says he doesnt remember seeing another car. I do not remember. I do not know if it was because of the event or whatever, but i do not remember seeing a car coming towards us either. That is what the driver said,
We are still asking for people to come forward. We currently do not have a video of what happened. If there is one other, we urge that to be brought to us. We are still talking to the community. Different people think they saw different things. At the incident, it will be our job to take that information, compare it with forensic evidence, and that is why it is so important to make a determination of what happened. Can you help us understand what the familys reaction to these findings was . I talked very much with the attorneys but also to his like most mothers, her primary concern was knowing how long he may have suffered. To the family about. She is grieving the loss of her son. In many ways, acting like any mother who just lost a son. [inaudible] you are telling us that even with the autopsy, you cannot say whether or not the gunshots came from the front or the back . That is still under investigation. Medical examiners office. The manner in which wounds entered is something that th
Spent 1. 3 million on something called solar beams. But the project has not been working. Jon it is a lot of money, considering the lawmakers re upped last year. They may want to reconsider. For years, jordan lake has had a growing and concerning problem audi. A major compromise was reached on rules that would help reduce the amount of algae in the lake. That in 2014, the state turned to a different solution, what are called solar bees. A the expenditure of taxpayer funds. Jon mary maclean as data was among the critics when they were first brought up. The idea was they would stir up water, increase oxygen and reduce algae. But the new report out by the there has been no significant changes is scathing. The has been no significant changes and could cause other problems, the hazards, aesthetic concerns, the potential to shift nutrient problems downstream. They are not very big. There are 36 of them in jordan like. Jordan lake. The thought that that would even make a dent, we challenged f