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Thursday, August 6, 2015
First Drip First Drip (8/6/15): Dash cam footage in Ferrell killing released
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:50 AM
After nearly two years, the dash cam footage from the night Jonathan Ferrell was shot and killed by then-CMPD officer Randall Kerrick in September 2013 has been released. The video was shown at Kerrick's trial for involuntary manslaughter yesterday, during the testimony of Adam Neal, a CMPD officer who responded to the scene along with Kerrick and whose dash cam caught the moments leading up to the shooting. The video shows police vehicles approaching Kerrick, who is walking towards them with his hands out of his pockets and seemingly calm. After officers exit their vehicles and train laser targets from their taser guns on Ferrell, he runs in their direction. Ferrell leaves the screen before 12 shots are fired by Kerrick.
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Despite higher demand due to warmer weather, Duke Energy fell short of its estimated earnings for 2015's second quarter, earning 11 percent less than it did in the same time frame last year. The Charlotte-based power giant reported a net income of $543 million, or 78 cents per diluted share, on revenue totaling $5.6 billion. Duke said increased operations and maintenance costs took about 11 cents per share out of its earnings, as the company had more planned outages for maintenance at plants in the most recent quarter than it did a year ago.
Fire officials responded to a fire at the Hindu Center in southeast Charlotte early this morning after fire and heavy smoke was seen coming from the center's worship house, located on the 7400 block of City View Drive. There is no word as of yet on damages or what caused the fire.
Cornelius Police Chief Bence Hoyle defended his officers' actions following a brief police chase that was terminated before the driver of the suspect vehicle crashed, killing the two men inside. Hoyle said his officers followed protocol by terminating emergency equipment and giving up on the chase 42 seconds in, due to the vehicle getting away so quickly. Officers found the vehicle wrecked into a tree on Jetton Road shortly after giving up on the pursuit.
Buncombe County commissioners approved an agreement with five men who say they were wrongly accused in a 15-year-old murder case. Taxpayers will foot $5 million of the $7.9 million total awarded in settlements, attorney fees to defend former Sheriff Bobby Medford and several investigators and the cost of civil litigation relating to the 2000 shooting death of Walter Bowman. Insurance will reportedly cover the rest.
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Despite higher demand due to warmer weather, Duke Energy fell short of its estimated earnings for 2015's second quarter, earning 11 percent less than it did in the same time frame last year. The Charlotte-based power giant reported a net income of $543 million, or 78 cents per diluted share, on revenue totaling $5.6 billion. Duke said increased operations and maintenance costs took about 11 cents per share out of its earnings, as the company had more planned outages for maintenance at plants in the most recent quarter than it did a year ago.
Fire officials responded to a fire at the Hindu Center in southeast Charlotte early this morning after fire and heavy smoke was seen coming from the center's worship house, located on the 7400 block of City View Drive. There is no word as of yet on damages or what caused the fire.
Cornelius Police Chief Bence Hoyle defended his officers' actions following a brief police chase that was terminated before the driver of the suspect vehicle crashed, killing the two men inside. Hoyle said his officers followed protocol by terminating emergency equipment and giving up on the chase 42 seconds in, due to the vehicle getting away so quickly. Officers found the vehicle wrecked into a tree on Jetton Road shortly after giving up on the pursuit.
Buncombe County commissioners approved an agreement with five men who say they were wrongly accused in a 15-year-old murder case. Taxpayers will foot $5 million of the $7.9 million total awarded in settlements, attorney fees to defend former Sheriff Bobby Medford and several investigators and the cost of civil litigation relating to the 2000 shooting death of Walter Bowman. Insurance will reportedly cover the rest.
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