Jury finds convicted felon guilty of attempted murder: DA
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A convicted felon was found guilty by a jury this week of attempted murder and received a decades-long sentence, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s… Shelton Smith, a convicted felon, has been convicted of attempted first-degree murder and assault on a law enforcement officer with a gun. He was sentenced to at least 27 years on consecutive sentences. The charges stem from an armed robbery at a motel in 2021, when officers responded to calls regarding an armed robber. Smith was identified as one of the suspects and attempted to flee when approached by officers, but was hit when they returned fire. He had previously been convicted in 2022 of gun possession as a convicted felon.
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CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A convicted felon was found guilty by a jury this week of attempted murder and received a decades-long sentence, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.
Shelton Smith, 36, was found guilty by a jury this week of attempted first-degree murder and assault on a law enforcement officer with a gun. Smith was sentenced to at least 27 years on consecutive sentences. The trial lasted a week.
Records stated that in May of 2021, CMPD officers responded to calls regarding an armed robbery at a motel on Reagan Drive in northeast Charlotte. An initial investigation stated that two victims were robbed at gunpoint. Smith was identified as one of the suspects, was located, attempted to flee, and then shot at officers when he was approached.
Smith was struck when officers returned fire and ultimately was arrested.
He was previously found guilty in 2022 of gun possession as a convicted felon.
주제: Crime, Murder