CARDENAS ZAVALA HELD FOR CRASH THAT KILLED HICKORY WOMAN, 55
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Hickory woman over the weekend will remain in jail without bond until his next court appearance.
A District Court judge on Monday revoked the $50,000 bond for Enrique Cardenas Zavala, said Hickory police Capt. Clyde Deal. Cardenas Zavala, 20, will remain at the Catawba County jail until his next court appearance, on Oct. 19.
He was charged in a Friday accident that killed 55-year-old Rena Moore. A 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix he was driving ran a red light and crashed into the couple's pickup truck, police said.
Moore's husband, 58-year-old Jerry Moore, remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.
Cardenas Zavala has been charged with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter. His blood-alcohol level was 0.13, Deal said. The legal limit is 0.08.
He could face additional charges, including second-degree murder, pending a police investigation, Deal said.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI in less than 14 months. In August 2005, he was charged with DWI in Catawba County and served 30 days in jail and paid a fine after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger.
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10/3/06
Elusive larceny suspect arrested after injury in wreck
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities arrested a Lenoir man Sunday who had eluded authorities since he checked himself out of a hospital last week.
Jeremy David Greene, 30, was found at a family member's home in Lenoir after the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip he was in the house, said Lt. Chris Brackett.
On Sept. 23, deputies tried to serve Greene with warrants charging him with misdemeanor larceny and failing to pay child support, said Capt. David Anderson. He jumped in a pickup and drove away, but wrecked. He was hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with broken ribs and an head injury.
But Greene signed himself out of the hospital on Sept. 26, Anderson said. Hospital security was supposed to notify the Caldwell Sheriff's Office before Greene was released, but did not. Investigators had been looking for Greene since he left the hospital.
In addition to the previous misdemeanor charges, Greene has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon and resisting authorities. He was being held on a combined bond of $61,870 at the Caldwell County jail.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities arrested a Lenoir man Sunday who had eluded authorities since he checked himself out of a hospital last week.
Jeremy David Greene, 30, was found at a family member's home in Lenoir after the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip he was in the house, said Lt. Chris Brackett.
On Sept. 23, deputies tried to serve Greene with warrants charging him with misdemeanor larceny and failing to pay child support, said Capt. David Anderson. He jumped in a pickup and drove away, but wrecked. He was hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with broken ribs and an head injury.
But Greene signed himself out of the hospital on Sept. 26, Anderson said. Hospital security was supposed to notify the Caldwell Sheriff's Office before Greene was released, but did not. Investigators had been looking for Greene since he left the hospital.
In addition to the previous misdemeanor charges, Greene has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon and resisting authorities. He was being held on a combined bond of $61,870 at the Caldwell County jail.
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Man charged with false bomb threat to elementary school
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer
Staff Writer
Authorities charged a man in Taylorsville on Monday with making a bomb threat to an elementary school in Alexander County.
Kenneth Hill, 36, was charged with making a false bomb threat and pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in District Court on Monday afternoon, said Alexander County Chief Deputy Chris Bowman.
Hill was being held in the Alexander County jail on a $25,000 secured bond.
Hill told deputies he was staying with his mother in Taylorsville and that he made the call from her house, Bowman said.
A secretary at Bethlehem Elementary School called the Sheriff's Office at 9:45 a.m. Monday to report that a bomb threat had been called in by telephone, Bowman said. The caller said a bomb would detonate there at 10 a.m.
The school was evacuated while authorities searched the building, Bowman said, but no bomb was found, and students were let back into the building shortly before noon.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer
Staff Writer
Authorities charged a man in Taylorsville on Monday with making a bomb threat to an elementary school in Alexander County.
Kenneth Hill, 36, was charged with making a false bomb threat and pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in District Court on Monday afternoon, said Alexander County Chief Deputy Chris Bowman.
Hill was being held in the Alexander County jail on a $25,000 secured bond.
Hill told deputies he was staying with his mother in Taylorsville and that he made the call from her house, Bowman said.
A secretary at Bethlehem Elementary School called the Sheriff's Office at 9:45 a.m. Monday to report that a bomb threat had been called in by telephone, Bowman said. The caller said a bomb would detonate there at 10 a.m.
The school was evacuated while authorities searched the building, Bowman said, but no bomb was found, and students were let back into the building shortly before noon.
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10/2/06
Search launched for body of man missing since '03
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities in Burke County are launching a search today for the body of a man who has been missing since 2003.
A team of officers from the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the county rescue squad and the State Bureau of Investigation will scour 20 acres of land in the county for the body of Jackie Edward Orders of Morganton, said Detective Sgt. Robert Beall of the Burke County Sheriff's Office.
Two wells, and possibly a pond, will also be searched for human remains, Beall said. Crime-scene specialists, forensic anthropologists, a forensic pathologist and a standby biologist will assist.
Orders disappeared in November 2003 and authorities suspect foul play, Beall said.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Authorities in Burke County are launching a search today for the body of a man who has been missing since 2003.
A team of officers from the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the county rescue squad and the State Bureau of Investigation will scour 20 acres of land in the county for the body of Jackie Edward Orders of Morganton, said Detective Sgt. Robert Beall of the Burke County Sheriff's Office.
Two wells, and possibly a pond, will also be searched for human remains, Beall said. Crime-scene specialists, forensic anthropologists, a forensic pathologist and a standby biologist will assist.
Orders disappeared in November 2003 and authorities suspect foul play, Beall said.
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58-year-old still in critical condition after Hickory wreck
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A 58-year-old Hickory man remained in critical condition Sunday night, two days after a crash that killed his wife.
Jerry Moore was listed in critical but stable condition at Frye Regional Medical Center, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He was injured just before 10 p.m. Friday when the 1951 Chevrolet truck he and his wife were riding in was struck in downtown Hickory. His wife, Rena Moore, died.
The driver of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix that hit them was not injured but the man was arrested in the case. Hickory police charged Enrique Cardenas Zavala, 20, of Hickory with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI charge in less than 14 months. He was charged with DWI in Catawba County in August 2005 and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined.
Cardenas Zavala remained in custody Sunday evening in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Additional details about him were not available Sunday.
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By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A 58-year-old Hickory man remained in critical condition Sunday night, two days after a crash that killed his wife.
Jerry Moore was listed in critical but stable condition at Frye Regional Medical Center, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He was injured just before 10 p.m. Friday when the 1951 Chevrolet truck he and his wife were riding in was struck in downtown Hickory. His wife, Rena Moore, died.
The driver of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix that hit them was not injured but the man was arrested in the case. Hickory police charged Enrique Cardenas Zavala, 20, of Hickory with driving while impaired, driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, failing to stop at a red light and involuntary manslaughter.
It was Cardenas Zavala's second DWI charge in less than 14 months. He was charged with DWI in Catawba County in August 2005 and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving to endanger. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined.
Cardenas Zavala remained in custody Sunday evening in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Additional details about him were not available Sunday.
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'She did not have the blues, she played the blues'
FRIENDS AND FAMILY REMEMBER MORE THAN JUST A MUSICAL ICON
Monday, October 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
MORGANTON— Three months ago, 93-year-old Etta Baker plucked strawberries from the garden behind her small white home in Burke County. She carried the berries into her kitchen, placing the red fruit beside the plums she was getting ready to can and turn into jams.
The year before, when her health began failing her, Baker was forced to abandon strumming on her acoustic guitar and focus instead on the banjo. But the things Baker loved - playing the blues, gardening and cooking - were hobbies she refused to give up, her children said.
"You should see her back porch," said daughter Doris Thomas of the peonies, black-eyed Susans and geraniums Baker tended to everyday. "You have to walk through flowers just to get to the door."
The world remembers Baker, who died Sept. 26, as a Piedmont blues legend whose unusual two-fingered picking style influenced Bob Dylan and Taj Mahal. But in Morganton, Baker is also remembered as a mother, a friend and a woman who quit a textile factory job to follow a dream.
Baker was born in the foothills of Caldwell County in 1913, and within three years she had learned to play the guitar.
Her father, musician "Medicine" Boone Reid, would place the instrument across his lap and pluck at the strings while a young Baker rested her body between his knees, daughter Joann Thomas remembers her mother saying. He'd teach Baker how to pick with her tiny fingers, and she'd mimic the way he strummed the strings.
"When he smiled, she knew she hit the right chord," Joann Thomas said.
It took 60 years, however, for Baker to take up music full time. She had raised nine children and was working at a Morganton factory when, one day in 1958, a professional musician suggested she change careers.
"This was on a Wednesday," Baker recalled in a 2005 interview. "I went in and told 'em I was quitting on Friday, and I did. I never did go back."
At Baker's funeral Sunday at the Morganton Municipal Auditorium, her family paid tribute to Baker with their own gospel and blues, including a song by her 12-year-old great-grandson.
Baker's talents have been recognized throughout the world. She toured in Europe, and the National Endowment for the Arts awarded her with top honors. But it was her positive attitude that grandson Steven Avery said was one of her true accomplishments.
"She did not have the blues, she played the blues," Avery said at the funeral. "The `happy blues,' she called it."
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Monday, October 2, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
MORGANTON— Three months ago, 93-year-old Etta Baker plucked strawberries from the garden behind her small white home in Burke County. She carried the berries into her kitchen, placing the red fruit beside the plums she was getting ready to can and turn into jams.
The year before, when her health began failing her, Baker was forced to abandon strumming on her acoustic guitar and focus instead on the banjo. But the things Baker loved - playing the blues, gardening and cooking - were hobbies she refused to give up, her children said.
"You should see her back porch," said daughter Doris Thomas of the peonies, black-eyed Susans and geraniums Baker tended to everyday. "You have to walk through flowers just to get to the door."
The world remembers Baker, who died Sept. 26, as a Piedmont blues legend whose unusual two-fingered picking style influenced Bob Dylan and Taj Mahal. But in Morganton, Baker is also remembered as a mother, a friend and a woman who quit a textile factory job to follow a dream.
Baker was born in the foothills of Caldwell County in 1913, and within three years she had learned to play the guitar.
Her father, musician "Medicine" Boone Reid, would place the instrument across his lap and pluck at the strings while a young Baker rested her body between his knees, daughter Joann Thomas remembers her mother saying. He'd teach Baker how to pick with her tiny fingers, and she'd mimic the way he strummed the strings.
"When he smiled, she knew she hit the right chord," Joann Thomas said.
It took 60 years, however, for Baker to take up music full time. She had raised nine children and was working at a Morganton factory when, one day in 1958, a professional musician suggested she change careers.
"This was on a Wednesday," Baker recalled in a 2005 interview. "I went in and told 'em I was quitting on Friday, and I did. I never did go back."
At Baker's funeral Sunday at the Morganton Municipal Auditorium, her family paid tribute to Baker with their own gospel and blues, including a song by her 12-year-old great-grandson.
Baker's talents have been recognized throughout the world. She toured in Europe, and the National Endowment for the Arts awarded her with top honors. But it was her positive attitude that grandson Steven Avery said was one of her true accomplishments.
"She did not have the blues, she played the blues," Avery said at the funeral. "The `happy blues,' she called it."
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10/1/06
Anti-war rally at park peaceful
DEMONSTRATION HELD A WEEK AFTER PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE
Sunday, October 1, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE — An afternoon rally held one week after police clashed with anti-war protesters uptown remained peaceful Saturday at Charlotte's Freedom Park.
Event organizers, including members of the Green Party and the Action Center for Justice, feared a repeat of last week's Human Rights Fest, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested six protesters at Trade and Tryon streets.
Police said last week's rally got out of control when protesters refused to follow orders, swore at officers and placed a burning newspaper near an officer's feet. Protesters said officers violated their First Amendment rights. At least one man was shocked with a Taser, and another protester, David Crane, said he suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung.
Organizers said Saturday's rally, which called for the impeachment of President Bush, attracted at least 50 more participants than last week's event, including some of those arrested.
Crane said he "wouldn't have missed this for the world."
Visible police presence was minimal Saturday, but C.W. McIver from the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department said plainclothes officers attended the event. He said the number of officers was higher than usual for such gatherings.
Jim Gronquist, an attorney for the Action Center for Justice, said he attended to observe police and protester actions.
"There's a disconnect for police between what's impolite and illegal speech," he said.
The Action Center for Justice will hold another anti-war rally at Trade and Tryon streets at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Planners said they tried to minimize confrontations Saturday by asking two punk rock bands not to use profanities during their performances, said Ken Davies, a Green Party organizer.
The first band violated the agreement, causing park officials to consider ending the event. After conversations with Davies, McIver decided to allow the second band to play but threatened to pull the sound if it happened again.
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Sunday, October 1, 2006
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE — An afternoon rally held one week after police clashed with anti-war protesters uptown remained peaceful Saturday at Charlotte's Freedom Park.
Event organizers, including members of the Green Party and the Action Center for Justice, feared a repeat of last week's Human Rights Fest, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested six protesters at Trade and Tryon streets.
Police said last week's rally got out of control when protesters refused to follow orders, swore at officers and placed a burning newspaper near an officer's feet. Protesters said officers violated their First Amendment rights. At least one man was shocked with a Taser, and another protester, David Crane, said he suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung.
Organizers said Saturday's rally, which called for the impeachment of President Bush, attracted at least 50 more participants than last week's event, including some of those arrested.
Crane said he "wouldn't have missed this for the world."
Visible police presence was minimal Saturday, but C.W. McIver from the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department said plainclothes officers attended the event. He said the number of officers was higher than usual for such gatherings.
Jim Gronquist, an attorney for the Action Center for Justice, said he attended to observe police and protester actions.
"There's a disconnect for police between what's impolite and illegal speech," he said.
The Action Center for Justice will hold another anti-war rally at Trade and Tryon streets at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Planners said they tried to minimize confrontations Saturday by asking two punk rock bands not to use profanities during their performances, said Ken Davies, a Green Party organizer.
The first band violated the agreement, causing park officials to consider ending the event. After conversations with Davies, McIver decided to allow the second band to play but threatened to pull the sound if it happened again.
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