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Inside the timeline of a murder suspect’s release and re-arrest in Mecklenburg County

Charles Boatwright was arrested on July 16 in Mecklenburg County for murder charges in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was ...
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Identity of resident released after death in Mecklenburg County jail

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — A resident at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central died in custody on Aug. 6 according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. ALSO READ: Detention center ...

Mecklenburg sheriff settles with a woman whose hijab was removed at jail

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office has settled with a woman who was forced to remove her hijab for a booking photograph, she said at a news conference on Friday. "They tried to strip me of my ...
WNCT

Erroneously released Mecklenburg County inmate back in custody

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – An inmate that was erroneously released from the Mecklenburg County Jail after being transferred from the Bertie Correctional Institute has been found and returned ...
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Settlement reached after Muslim woman's hijab removed during booking at Mecklenburg jail

The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced a settlement Friday with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, after a Muslim woman was forced to remove her hijab for a booking photo. Laila ...

Mecklenburg County inmate released Wednesday now wanted on murder charges by Baltimore Police

Boatwright, 55, was released at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, county jail records show, after being held as a fugitive from another ...