Queen City crime tracking (09-19-2025--Hour1)

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Then a second nine to one to one caller reported that a child, later identified by neighbors as a four year old, had been shot inside his home. The child was asleep at the time of the shooting and was pronounced dead at the scene. This is the report at WCNC dot com reporter Emma Corinte, and she goes on to quote the Affidavid. This is from the police investigators. They submit their affidavits for the pressing of the charges. The Affidavid alleges that the shooting happened during a multi county crime spree involving multiple stolen vehicles. Surveillance video showed multiple people showing up in a stolen Dodge Durango and attempting to steal a Dodge charger from the neighborhood on Cigar Court. According to the Affi David, shots were fired into the home before the suspects ran off. Investigators recovered multiple shellcasings near the Durango, which was left at the scene. So it's kind of it's kind of a bizarre getaway plan there that you show up in the stolen Durango, which is an suv of sorts, right, and you I guess it is, and you try to steal a Dodge charger and in the process of doing so, I've seen it reported that a light came on. Somebody turned on a light in the house that was then shot at. So when you turn on the light in the process of them stealing the car, they shoot at you and then they run. That's like, why not just get into the stolen vehicle and drive away, but they did not, apparently some ran. The affidavit alleges that the crime spree began earlier that morning with vehicle thefts in other counties. Police say the Durango was stolen from Gabaris County, and there's surveillance footage from York County showing two males stealing a Chevrolet Camaro, and detectives identified two of the suspects, that being Angelo Lamont Hudson and Jordan Chandler Davis. They identified these two at a BP gas station in Mecklemburg and because they were identified because of their clothing. They were wearing similar clothing as was described at the scene of the shooting, and they were also spotted driving a stolen Jeep. So what are we up to Now, You've got the Durango, you got the jeep, You've got the Dodge charger. So they were pulled over in the jeep. They tried to escape again. Hudson was taken into custody after he ran and after being placed into custody, he apparently admitted to participating in the Durango theft and admitted to being present at the shooting. Hudson said someone inside the Durango, so not him. Somebody inside the Durango shot at the house. Hudson allegedly told officers he was with two other suspects, Marquise Garriere and Davis, at all of the crime scenes. There is a fourth suspect identify as eighteen year old Anthony Abel, who was arrested in Raleigh yesterday morning. He's also been charged with first degree murder eighteen years old, and I think he may have the longest rap sheet. CMPD Major Ryan Kendall said the shots were fired directly into the home. He said for reasons unknown, but there are reports that a light came on and so that would indicate that they were shooting at the house in order to try to scare away any witnesses that may have heard the breaking into the vehicle. W CNC Charlotte has also learned from neighbors at the scene that the child and his siblings were living with their grandmother because their mother had died just a really sad story all the way around from WSOCTV listing the four listing the four defendants Jordan Davis twenty three, Marquise Garriere twenty four, Angelo Hudson twenty and Anthony Abel eighteen. Now I went over to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office website to try to pull rap sheets on all four of these individuals, and I don't know what's going on with their website. Sometimes it turns up no results. Sometimes it gave me a page of results, and then when I would go back, is like it's a very clunky operating website, so like it gives you the it gives you like you type in one person's name, if I were to type in Pete Callender, and let's say I've got a rap sheet, as long as some of these guys do, it's going to give you like seven photos of all the different times they had their mugshots taken on intake, and then you have to click on each one of them to pull up the reports on them. And then they of course use all sorts of codes in the intake report, and they don't give you a key as to what the codes mean. So it'll say something like status and or disposition I should say, and it will be the letter I or A or sometimes even more letters than that, and it's like, I don't know what any of these mean because it doesn't say what these codes are for. They don't give you dates on all of the incidents and all of the arrests, so you don't get dates for every single one of the arrests. And then when you try to go back to the page that had the seven the seven pictures of me up there, and then you try to go back to that, now there's no search results left. It gets wiped out, so then you've got to reload it, and then you got to do a search again, and now nothing comes up. There are also, like, for example, Jordan Davis. When you do a search on that name, it shows up some woman who has been arrested like half a dozen times for various charges and stuff. But the guy who is in custody right now is not listed on the site. So it's very difficult to find the rap sheets for these people. Now. The one that I did find and I could ascertain was the eighteen year old and this guy, Anthony runte Abell possession of a stolen motor vehicle, larceny of a motor vehicle, felony, felony, conspiracy, possession or possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Another one larceny of a motor vehicle, felony, felony, conspiracy, possession of a stolen motor vehicle. That's all under the date of five fourteen, twenty twenty five, but all the different charges don't have any other dates, so it's hard to say, and they have different they have different case numbers, so if I'm just following the case numbers, it looks like he's got two priors from May of this year. One another set of those larceny motor vehicle, possession of the stolen motor vehicle, and the felony conspiracy that's from a separate car theft you got June twenty twenty five. September of twenty twenty five, his name pops up for a DUI and a probation violation that was September twelfth, so a week ago. This guy has charges on him, and by the way, he was released in every single one of these codes, he was released on minimal bonds. The guy has a rap sheet that goes back to his childhood and he was allowed to be out yet again to steal more vehicles, and this time it ended with the murder of a four year old kid. And then we have the shooting in uptown right across from romaer beard In Park yet again. This was yesterday afternoon outside of the lot of arcade. All right, you hear me talk a lot about incentives, right, Well, let's talk about incentive trips, the kind that companies offer employees to fire them up and reward their teams. If you own a business or you work somewhere that offers these incentive trips, first off, good for you. But also there is a custom app that's a game changer for these trips. It's called Incentive trip Kit. Private group messaging, shared photos, your itinerary, travel details, all built into a single, easy to use app. There's even a traveler locator so Carl from Accounting doesn't get left behind the best part about Incentive trip Kit it's totally private, no email captures, no sign ups, no cringe ads. It's simple, clean and secure. And when the trip is over, Incentive trip Kit turns those highlights into a professional storytelling video. 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Now, I understand it's a severe breakdown in the African American community, but this culture of violence is in the streets, it's in the schools, and we're allowing it and perpetuating it by letting people out of jail. This needs to be discussed. So why do you think that this culture of violence exists? Well, unfortunately, in my estimation, sadly, they are attached to one political party and have been indoctrinated by that party and have been used by that party, and they continuously vote for their own destruction and the destruction of others, as that young girl on that train or that bus whatever. It was, right, But why where do you think that comes from it? Because I don't. I don't think that them, I don't think that. I don't think the voting patterns are the reason why there is this. I call it, you know, the celebration of criminality, a culture of criminality, and it's in the Yeah, so I think we're saying the same thing, So like, where does that come from? Though it's it's it definitely Unfortunately, I would say in the eighties, let's say, latched onto the gangster rap and that wasn't checked at all. It's almost like I don't know Italians who are getting an exorbitant amount of uh the Godfather John Dottie. This this, this glorification of criminality has gone way out of control. But again, when you have the breakdown of the family, you have a poor school system, it just it gets And of course we have politicians that exacerbate this by coddling to the lowest common denominator. So I definitely agree that there is a political uh dynamic to this, right, and your point earlier initially about you know, voting for Democrats that that keep this perpetuating. I think there is truth to that, uh, this sort of destructive empathy. This well, you know, we'll just give you more programs and services and it's not your fault in all of that. I think it goes to the breakdown of the family unit. The black family was the strongest family unit decades ago, and then you know, in comes the Great society quote unquote uh federal programs and it you know, the black family disintegrates from there, and so you have people that look to government for you know, for uh, well what you used to be considered help up then became hand out, and you know, the safety net became a hammock, and so you've got that element. I think you're also right in the rap music, and I think that plays a role because it is along with like Hollywood and you know TV shows that that celebrate this and elevate this kind of behavior, and it creates once again a permission structure for this to be acceptable. You know, the philosopher Chris Rock talked about this in his first stand up special for HBO, what was that twenty years ago saying you get more respect coming out of prison than you do coming out of college. So like, how do you get at that at a community cultural level. Well, I really believe that there needs to be a moral value system. I happen to be a Christian. That's number one. Number two, you have to there needs to be men in the house that are going to handle their responsibilities when they have babies. The school system, we all know about that. And every entertainment is not good entertainment. So the whole rap situation, uh, you know, name it, biggest walls, tupac, et cetera, et cetera. Next thing, you know that half of these guys are halftime at the Super Bowl. This is what's going on. Yeah, it's really bad. Yeah, well and I think, yeah, it speaks to a degradation of the morality of the entire society at large. It's I mean, and that's beyond just you know, one racial demographic. It's across the board, you know, the movies, the TV shows. It always it was always funny to me that, you know, the the media always denied any kind of culpability in the increase in violence or gang violence or anything like that while making violent movies. Right, Yet they claimed credit for destigmatizing gay relationships through programs like Will and Grace for example. Right, So, on the one hand, they want credit for social progress quote unquote, but on the other hand, they want to deny any responsibility they may have in societal collapse. So, Richard, I appreciate the call, but you have a great weekend. This is a WBTV reporting one person dead following a shooting across from Romier beard In Park. Happened yesterday afternoon on Brevard Court in Uptown outside Latta Arcade. This is that little sort of alley way, you know, with all like the cobblestone looking there, like shops and restaurants and stuff, and it's a really quaint cute reminds me like the like the French Quarter in New Orleans, not that I'd ever been there. Wasn't there a place called the French Quarter? There? Is it still there? I think I saw the Panthers lose their first Super Bowl there. Anyway, it happened during the busy lunch rush yesterday afternoon. CMPD says they're still determining what led up to the shooting, but they're not looking for any suspects, telling me that they think they've got their guy. There are witnesses, there are video cameras, and that's the other thing too, that everything is on tape now, like everything is being recorded. There are cameras everywhere. To think that you're going to be able to get away with this kind of stuff, it just it blows my mind. But witnesses told Channel nine WSOCTV they saw a person taken away in handcuffs. Guy Stamulis, the owner of Nifeli's Bar, told Channel nine's Glenn Counts that the victim was a regular customer of his. SWSOC got video that shows the victim run out into the alley before the gunman shoots him dead, looks like in the back. Stamulis says the killing does not surprise him. He says he could see conditions getting worse there lately. I've seen a lot of activity with people coming through here, people on drug stuff like that. Get this. In July alone, fifteen people were shot in at least six shootings across Uptown. Some of those shootings were deadly. The city passed a special tax increase to help businesses hire security, which just recently went into effect. CMPD says it has taken a number of steps to improve security in the area, including boosting officer visibility and hiring private security to patrol romor Bearden Park. So more visibility works in Uptown. Interesting? Maybe that, maybe that could guide our reaction to the light rail stabbing. What do you think? Game on Week one starts now and every touchdown brings you closer to a payout. With Draft Kings sports Book and official sports betting partner of the NFL, this isn't just football, it's first touchdown fireworks. Anytime TD rushes live bets that ride every momentum shift. At Draft Kings, every play is your next shot to win. Will the Panthers win? Will we even get a touchdown? 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The deadly shooting reportedly happened at about one five am Tuesday behind the Dollar Tree Plaza shopping center along Albemarle Road. A witness allegedly told detectives that Lopez Todeo, who goes by the nickname el Sobrino, which means the nephew of whom I don't know. I don't know why somebody would get that nickname, but a witness said that Todayo walked up behind the victims and shot them. Officer said. A second witness also told detectives that she heard about three gunshots, looked outside and saw El Sobrino walking away from where the victims were lying while at the scene. Detective said they conducted a voluntary interview with the suspect, who was later identified as a possible suspect, but he reportedly denied any involvement in the shooting. After the interview, investigators said they reapproached the second witness, who identified him as el Sobrino. Sounds like they knew him. Sounds like he may have been a regular around that homeless encampment or place where homeless people hang out. That's what it seems like. I don't know. That was Tuesday, and then also this was yesterday. I get this press release from the UH. Is this from the District Attorney of Mecklenburg County, Spencer Merriweather's office giving me an update about Zatario Stuart Hang on, before I do this z Atario Stewart update, here's an ask A request. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police. When they hold these news conferences and they announce that they have a suspect in custody, right, which I appreciate them doing these press conferences and giving us this information, and they give us the suspects names right what they're being charged with. That sort of thing, I would really appreciate them running through all of the arrests that the suspects have had on or have on their record. I think that would be very helpful to highlight where the problem is. CMPD. Right now, you're getting a lot of talk from Democrats at the state and local level saying we need more money for cops, we need to hire more cops. Which, look, this is progress. I'm old enough to remember when the Democrats were trying to defund all of the law enforcement agencies and trying to get rid of cops and demoralize them so they quit and that sort of thing. So this is progress. At least Democrats now are on board with having police. Number one, just having police, so that's progress. Number two, maybe even having more police. That's even more progress. See, but that's not that's not the problem here, because the police are making these arrests. It's the courts that keep turning them loose. And when I say the courts, I'm including magistrates, I'm including judges, and yes, I'm including juries. Juries are turning people loose too. To wit Zetario Stewart, he was found not guilty of the August twenty twenty shooting death of twenty seven year old Corey Carpenter. He had a first degree murder charge and accessory after the fact to first degree murder. He had a co defendant in this case who was convicted of the charges related to the murder. But Zatario Stewart beat the rep what was the story. Well, I went back and did a little research on this fellow. Twenty twenty August police have charged two men with the murder in the shooting death of a man found on the side of the road in Matthews. On August tenth, twenty twenty, Matthew's police responded to lake View Circle regarding a report of an abandoned vehicle. That's when they find a man dead on the shoulder of the road, identified as twenty seven year old Corey Deshaun Carpenter of Charlotte, who himself had a lengthy rap sheet. I went and pulled his rap sheet going back to twenty fourteen assault with a deadly weapon in Charlotte, twenty nineteen, a financial institution crime in rock Hill. He had multiple arrests, doesn't matter he was murdered. During the crime scene investigation, Matthew's detectives determined to appear that Carpenter had died from multiple gunshot wounds. Ruled it as a homicide. Through corroborating evidence and witness statements collected during the investigation, detectives identified the individuals believed to be responsible for the crime, Tobias La Mario McNeil, who was the other co defendant here, and Zatario Gerard Stewart. Stuart was taken into custody about a week later. This was twenty twenty three years prior. Three years prior. Oh, by the way, hang on a second his rap sheet. Zatario Stewart murder, domestic violence, protective order violation, assault on a female, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, domestic violence, protective order violation, possession of a firearm by a felon twenty seventeen, three years prior to the murder. Zatario Gerrod Stewart. This is according to WECT Television, along with another with a woman. Both of Charlotte were arrested after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase in Brunswick County. But wait, there's more. So when I was a kid, my grandpa died with Alzheimer's and before he died, my mom and my dad took care of him as he got worse. Forty years ago, there were no treatments and not much support for caregivers and family. But things are different today because of the work of so many people, including the Alzheimer's Association of Western Carolina. It's a great organization with awesome people with huge hearts. I've been a supporter for twenty five years. This cause means a lot to me. I participate in the annual Walk to end Alzheimer's and I'm leading a Charlotte team again this year, and it's called once again Pete's Pack. You can sign up and you can join the team and walk with us. It's on October eighteenth, that truest field. Sign up at alz dot org slash walk and then you can search for my team name Pete's Pack. There's also a link at thepetepod dot com. There's also a link in the description of this podcast. Also, I'll be am seeing the Gastonia Walk on October eleventh, and so you can make a team and join that one too, or make a donation and help me hit my goal of five thousand dollars. If you do I really appreciate it. There are a bunch of other walks all over the Carolinas. You can go to alz dot org slash walk for all the dates and locations. We're closer than ever to stopping Alzheimer's. Can you help us get there? Will you walk with me? For a different future, for families, for more time for treatments. This is why we walk so. Zatario Gerard Stuart he beat the rap on a murder charge and an accessory after the fact to first degree murder in the twenty twenty shooting death of twenty seven year old Corey Carpenter. Stuart He was charged along with another who was convicted on charges related to that murder. According to the press release from the District Attorney's office, when you do a search on Zatario Gerrod Stewart, you come up with a twenty seventeen story, which would have been three years prior to the shooting death of Corey Carpenter, that Stuart and a woman, both of Charlotte, were arrested in Brunswick County after a high speed chase. The two were suspected in an armed robbery at a South Carolina pawnshop. He was facing felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, attempting to flee and delude arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a stolen vehicle. He pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle in Mecklenburg County back on July thirteenth, twenty ten. So let's go back to that one, shall we. Twenty ten, June third story at WCNCTV Charlotte, Mecklenberg police are searching for a burglary suspect. Oh, well, that's not the same crime at all. A burglary suspect, This said July thirteenth, stolen vehicle, So he must have had a stolen vehicle charge in twenty ten as well as a burglary and police were looking for him at the time because he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet. He was seventeen at the time. He was out of jail on bond, awaiting trial on burglary charges. Police A. Stewart's arrest history includes multiple auto thefts, drug charges, resisting arrest, and assault on police officers. At age seventeen, This guy was a career criminal before he hit majority age, and he just walked on a murder charge. That's the state system. Let's look at the federal system, shall we. A couple of press releases here from the Department of Justice under US Attorney Russ Ferguson's office. Unless you think that I'm only picking these in order to make a point, these are just the press releases I got within the last forty eight hours. When there are acquittals, as you heard from the Mecklemburg DA, they send out a press release. When there are convictions, they send out press releases. This is the press release from the US Department of Justice Russ Ferguson's office. Eric de Jon Desgion, de Zion Tessihon Dejion Dejaion maybe Eric Tillman, twenty nine of Charlotte sentenced to seven years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for assaulting federal officers attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants. So he's going away to federal prison for seven years. He was apprehended by the Carolina's Regional Fugitive Task Force or the CRFTF, or as I call it, the KURF and Tillman was wanted on multiple warrants for crimes committed in Mecklenburg County and a felony probation violation in South Carolina for strong armed robbery. Conviction. Court record show November eighth of last year. This past year, members of the CRFTF apprehension team located Tilman asleep on the passenger side of a parked vehicle. They ordered him to get out of the car. He ignored those commands, He started the vehicle and rammed it into the suv of the apprehension team in an attempt to escape. He then ignored further commands, and with his car now unable to move further, he got out of the car escaped into a wooded area. They then tracked him down on November thirteenth, So five days later, he again ran from law enforcement, refused to comply, but was taken into custody. So he's now going away a little bit farther up the road. Dylan James Surrett of Flat Rock, North Carolina sentenced to eleven years in prison followed by two years supervised release for illegal firearm possession because he's a felon. See if you don't drop the hammer on these kinds of crimes. And you heard it in the other rap sheet of the local guy, you know, felon in possession of a stolen firearm. Like, you got two problems there, right, And if you don't drop the hammer on them for those crimes, they escalate. It is the pattern of career criminals. This is all a choice, people, Do we want to keep living like this or do we demand our local authorities actually do what they're supposed to be doing here. All right, that'll do it for this episode. Thank you so much for listening. I could not do the show without your support and the support of the businesses that advertise on the podcast, so if you'd like, please support them too and tell them you heard it here. You can also become a patron at my Patreon page or go to thepetecleanershow dot com. Again, thank you so much for listening, and don't break anything while I'm gone.