Charlotte mother charged with murder after babyโ€™s fentanyl overdose

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CHARLOTTE โ€” A woman in Charlotte is facing a murder charge after police say her 9-month-old daughter died from a fentanyl overdose this summer.

According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departmnet, officers got a call on July 7 for an unresponsive infant at an apartment complex on Orchard Trace Lane. The girl was taken to the hospital, but she was pronounced deceased.

Channel 9 obtained an affidavit that says the babyโ€™s mother, Hallie Ingram, told detectives that she gave the girl a bottle and put her in a pack and play around 9 a.m. and the girl was acting normal. Ingram said she took a nap for about an hour, and when she woke up, she found the girl unresponsive.

Man charged with death by distribution in 2024 case

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A Florida man faces a felony death by distribution charge after allegedly providing drugs that led to a Stantonsburg manโ€™s death in May 2024, Wilson police announced.

Jamel Lamar Neal, 41, of Orlando was charged in the death of Jerrian Maushan Poole, 22, of Stantonsburg, according to a statement from Sgt, Eric McInerny, public information officer with the Wilson Police Department.

McInerny said that at 5:19 p.m. on May 19, 2024, officers responded to a residence on Lear Court after a report of an overdose.

โ€œUpon arrival, officers located two individuals, including Poole, who were unconscious and not breathing,โ€ McInerny said. He said Wilson County EMS was on the scene and pronounced Poole deceased.

According to the warrant, the substance Neal is accused of distributing is fentanyl.

McInerny said that the second individual was taken to Wilson Medical Center, where they were later released.

โ€œThrough the course of the investigation, it was determined that Pooleโ€™s death was the result of multiple drug intoxication,โ€ McInerny said. โ€œInvestigators identified Neal as the individual who provided the narcotics to Poole. Based on the findings, a warrant was obtained for Neal on one count of felony death by distribution.โ€

McInerny said that on Aug. 18, Neal was located in Seminole County, Florida.

Neal was taken into custody and subsequently extradited to Wilson.

Neal was placed in the Wilson County Detention Center with a $75,000 secured bond. He remained incarcerated as of Thursday morning.

Police ask anyone with information about the case to call the Wilson Police Department at 252-399-2323 or Crime Stoppers at 252-243-2255.

Two men charged in separate death by distribution cases: High Point Police

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HIGH POINT, N.C. โ€” Two men have been arrested and charged by High Point police in separate death by distribution cases recently, HPPD said.

Tyler S. Hazelwood, 34, was arrested for the 2024 drug overdose that killed a 29-year-old man, according to police. 

Hazelwood was charged with felony death by distribution and felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a schedule II controlled substance.

He is being held on a $500,000 bond.

In a separate case, police arrested Abdullah Kindle, 38, for another overdose that killed a 29-year-old man, police said.

Police said officers delivered naloxone to the victim and tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.

Kindle was charged with felony death by distribution and felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a schedule II controlled substance.

He is being held on a $2 million bond.

2 charged in connection with fatal overdoses in High Point, police say

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) โ€” Two men have been arrested and charged in two separate death by distribution cases, according to the High Point Police Department.

On Thursday, Tyler Shane Hazelwood, 34, of Rural Hall, was arrested in connection with the January 2024 fatal drug overdose of a 29-year-old man found dead inside a home on Middlewood Court.

Hazelwood was charged with felony death by distribution and possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance. His bond was set at $500,000.

In June, Abdullah Kindle, 38, of High Point, was arrested in connection with a separate death by distribution case regarding the fatal overdose of a 29-year-old man at a home on East Green Drive. Kindle was arrested on July 28.

Kindle remains in the Guilford County Jail with a $2 million bond.

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Two women indicted after juvenile dies of overdose in Asheboro, sheriffโ€™s office says

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RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) โ€” Two women have been indicted after a child died by overdose, according to authorities.

The Randolph County Sheriffโ€™s Office says they were called to a home in Asheboro in May about a juvenile overdose. EMS and fire personnel were already on scene performing life-saving measures when deputies arrived to assist, and the victim was taken to a hospital. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Investigators found drug paraphernalia at the home and sought charges against the victimโ€™s mother, Carrie Jo Graves, 36, and Amy Lee Locklear, 42.

The two women were both indicted by a grand jury in July. Graves was indicted for second-degree murder without regard, and Locklear was indicted for felony involuntary manslaughter.

On July 31, deputies traveled to Robeson and Cumberland Counties to take the two into custody.

Both Graves and Locklear were already wanted for failing to appear in Cumberland County, and Locklear had an additional arrest order for failing to appear in Robeson County.

Graves was taken into custody in Parkton without incident and transported back to Randolph County. She was given no bond.

Locklear was taken into custody in Saint Pauls and brought back to Randolph County. She was given a $362,000 secured bond for the various charges.

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office arrests Carrie Jo Graves and Amy Lee Locklear

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On May 11, 2024, the Randolph County Sheriffโ€™s Office responded to King Mountain Rd., Asheboro, in reference to a juvenile overdose/cardiac arrest. Deputies assisted EMS and fire personnel, who were already on scene performing life-saving measures on a juvenile victim. The victim was then transported to an area hospital, where the victim was pronounced deceased a short time later. 

While gathering information about the incident, paraphernalia for Narcotic purposes was observed. Detectives with Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene responded to collect any evidence for further investigation.

Following the investigation, charges were sought against Carrie Jo Graves (mother of the juvenile) and Amy Lee Locklear. 

During the July session of the Randolph County Grand Jury, a true bill of indictment was issued on Graves for felony second-degree murder without regard, and a true bill of indictment was issued on Locklear for felony involuntary manslaughter. This indictment was issued as a result of the investigation.

On July 31, 2025, the Criminal Apprehension Team and others traveled to Robeson and Cumberland Counties in an attempt to locate and apprehend Graves and Locklear.

Graves also had an order for arrest out of Cumberland County for failing to appear on a misdemeanor.

Locklear had an order for arrest for failing to appear on a felony in Robeson County and an order for arrest for failing to appear on a felony, as well as an additional failure to appear on a misdemeanor, both in Cumberland County. 

Graves was apprehended at a residence on Tawdry Ln., Parkton, NC, without incident. She was subsequently transported to the Randolph County Detention Center, where she was taken before the magistrate, who issued a first appearance of August 1, 2025, in Randolph County District Court with no bond being set due to the nature of the charges, as well as a first appearance of August 8, 2025, with a $1,000 secured bond in the Cumberland County case. 

Locklear was apprehended at a residence located on King Tuck Rd., Saint Pauls, NC, without incident and was subsequently transported to the Randolph County Detention Center, where the magistrate issued a first appearance of August 11, 2025, and a secured bond of $350,000 in the Randolph County case; a first appearance of August 29, 2025, with $7,000 secured in Cumberland County; and lastly a first appearance of August 20, 2025, and a secured bond of $5,000 in Robeson County for a total secured bond of $362,000. 

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