KANNAPOLIS -- A North Carolina man is in jail with his bond set at $2 million after he told authorities that he killed a pedestrian with his car because he was tired of people being in the road.
Kannapolis police said that Berry Cook Jr., 28, is charged with attempted murder. Officials say that Cook used his car to try to kill 51-year-old Jimmy Douglas Mauldin.
Mauldin was standing across the street from the assisted living center where he lived when he was hit. He died Saturday night.
Kannapolis police Lt. Ken Jackson said that Cook drove across the center line and hit Mauldin. Cook was being held in the Cabarrus County jail yesterday.
Brunswick County deputy responding to call kills man
WILMINGTON -- Authorities say that a North Carolina man has been killed by a Brunswick County deputy responding to a domestic-violence call.
Sheriff John Ingram said that Alton Walters, 49, was shot Sunday night at his home in Supply by officer Bradley Hardee.
Ingram refused to release any more details and said that the case has been turned over to the State Bureau of Investigation.
Cab driver says he shot teen during an attempted robbery
CHARLOTTE -- Authorities say that a cab driver shot and killed a teenager in what the driver says was a robbery attempt in southwest Charlotte.
Renaldo Smith, 17, died shortly after the shooting about 10 p.m. Sunday.
Investigators say the cab driver told them that the teenager pulled out a gun shortly after the driver picked him up after being called to an apartment complex.
Authorities say that the driver was able to get his own gun and shoot the teen.
The driver was not injured and called 911.
Police have not released the cab driver's name and continue to investigate the shooting.
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