North Carolina
North Carolina dad accused of killing child’s grandmother with car, running off afterwards
Bradford Brown was given a $500,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his child, the child’s mother or the 72-year-old victim’s husband.
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A North Carolina custody exchange turned deadly when the child’s grandmother was allegedly hit and killed by his father.
Bradford Brown, 35, was arrested on Friday in Wake County, North Carolina, on a charge of felony voluntary manslaughter, according to court documents. Appearing at the Wake County Justice Center on Monday, Brown told the court he was “sorry” for his actions, reported local news outlets CBS17 and WRAL.
Wake County Assistant District Attorney Doug Faucette outlined an alleged series of events to Judge Mark Stevens Monday, saying Brown hit his 6-year-old son’s maternal grandmother, 72-year-old Fukuyo Koketsu Bryant, with a car after an argument broke out during a custody exchange.
What allegedly happened at Fukuyo Koketsu Bryant’s home?
Faucette alleged that the conflict began in the driveway of Bryant’s Apex home around 10 p.m. on Friday after Brown came to pick his child up without a proper car seat, reported CBS17 and WRAL. Bryant allegedly tried reaching into the car after the child was placed inside without the seat, reported WRAL, and it was after that that Faucette said “(Brown) put his car in reverse, accelerating onto the victim.“
A search warrant reviewed by USA TODAY said the rear passenger door hit Bryant as Brown reversed into her, knocking her onto the ground, where she was then run over by the car’s tires. He then allegedly brought the child into the home before escaping on foot, though he was arrested shortly after.
Bryant died on the road where she was struck, WRAL reported.
Bradford Brown’s child’s mother’s attorney says ‘he was volatile in the past’
Brown and the child’s mother, Crystal Bryant, had been in an ongoing custody battle leading up to the incident, reported local outlets. In court, Bryant’s existing custody lawyer, attorney C. Melody Davalos, said, “There have been numerous instances where he was volatile in the past.”
When asked about the child’s condition, Davalos told the court, “Was he physically harmed? No. Scarred for his entire life? Yes.“
Judge Stevens set a bond of $500,000 and ordered that Brown have no contact with his child, Crystal Bryant, or Harold Bryant, the husband of the victim. Brown was issued a public defender and instructed to wear an ankle monitor for at-home arrest if he does meet bond.
An additional man who was in the car with Brown was identified but is not a victim, officials told CBS17.
USA TODAY reached out to Brown’s attorney for comment but has not received a response.
A man is dead from a crash on Friday on
Interstate 40 in Johnston County.
According to the North Carolina State
Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. on I-40 at the I-95 ramp. The collision involved an SUV and
a pickup truck.
Troopers said the pickup truck
appeared to have been sideswiped and overturned. The driver of the pickup truck
died at the scene.
The ramp from I-95 southbound to I-40 eastbound was closed for about 90 minutes. It has since reopened.
Troopers have not released the
names of anyone involved, nor the condition of the other driver.
WRAL News is working to learn more.
Do you have a favorite grocery store? According to an online food magazine, one grocery store reigns supreme as the best in North Carolina. With almost a century’s worth of history in the state, this store has since become a household name.
The Wilmington area is home to dozens and dozens of grocery stores, including several major brands, and opinions can certainly widely on which is the best place to do your weekly shopping
Online food publication loveFOOD.com recently published a list of the best grocery store in each U.S. state, with stores ranging from big chain superstores to local markets. When it came to North Carolina, LoveFOOD said Harris Teeter was the best grocery store in the state.
Hot food and good rewards
While some states had specific locations on the list, loveFOOD put the entire Harris Teeter chain for North Carolina.
LoveFOOD cited a handful of qualities that put Harris Teeter over the top. For one, the article highlighted the selection of prepared foods offered at Harris Teeter. Alongside the traditional hot bar, Harris Teeter also has pizza, sushi, sandwiches and more. LoveFOOD also gave kudos to what the article called a “thoughtfully curated wine selection.”
Finally, Harris Teeter’s reward system got special attention. Alongside access to weekly sales on groceries, the reward system lets customers earn Fuel Points that can be used to get up to $1 off per gallon at Harris Teeter gas stations.
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A North Carolina store
According to Harris Teeter’s website, W.T. Harris originally founded Harris Food Store in Charlotte in 1936. A few years later, Willis and Paul Teeter opened Teeter’s Food Mart in Mooresville. In 1960, the two stores merged into Harris Teeter.
Today, Harris Teeter has over 250 stores across seven southern states and Washington, D.C, though the store is still based in North Carolina. Headquarters are located in the town of Matthews, and Harris Teeter operates distribution centers out of Greensboro and Indian Trail. The chain employees 35,000 employees across the country.
Charlie Kingree is the trending topics and Pender County reporter for the StarNews. He can be reached at ckingree@usatodayco.com.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two proposed changes to North Carolina’s tax laws are now headed to voters in November after lawmakers approved both constitutional amendments this week.
Western North Carolina political science professor Dr. Chris Cooper says both amendments involve taxes, but in different ways.
“Part of the fight here is essentially about how much people should be taxed, but some of it is also about local government power and how much power should local governments have to be able to levy the higher property taxes to fulfill their needs,” Cooper said.
The first amendment seeks to permanently cap the state’s income tax rate at 3.5%, which Republican state leaders say is necessary.
“Now we’re at a point where we’ve proven that we are able to cut and we are still able to generate revenue by the business policies that we’ve had,” Rep. Mark Pless said.
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Democratic leaders, however, argue that the change would limit the state’s ability to raise revenue.
“If we’re saying that constitutionally the legislature can never raise the personal income tax above 3.5 percent, then we are necessarily limiting our ability to generate revenue to meet the needs of our growing state,” Senator Julie Mayfield said.
The second proposal focuses on property taxes and would limit how much local governments can increase them.
Democrats say the cap could reduce funding for schools, disaster response and local government services.
“Property taxes are the primary funder for local governments and the services they provide, and if we start limiting their ability to increase that revenue, again, to match their increasing needs, then communities are going to suffer, and public services are going to suffer,” Mayfield said.
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Republicans counter that voters should have a direct say in how tax policy is set.
“Members on the other side of the aisle wanted to say that it was going to raise gas, it was going to raise groceries, it was going to cause rent to go up, and that’s just not feasible. Reducing the income tax is only going to reduce the amount they pay for government services,” Pless said.
Some political observers also say the amendments are part of a broader political strategy ahead of the election.
“These are tools to turn out more conservative voters in a midterm election where the Republicans are worried that their voters aren’t going to turn out. That is the motivation behind all of these,” Mayfield said.
Political experts say these likely won’t be the only amendments on the ballot, and more could be placed before voters in November.
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