Posted on 02/16/2017 6:58:02 AM PST by Gamecock
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have charged a man in connection with the killing of a newspaper carrier in uptown Charlotte Wednesday.
Roger Best, 22, is accused in the murder of Walter “Wes” Scott Jr., 65, who was shot Wednesday at 2:20 a.m. while delivering newspapers to a convenience store near Romare Bearden Park.
Investigators believe he was killed during an attempted robbery.
The suspect is charged with murder, attempted armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police said he was shot during the encounter with Scott and is being treated for gunshot wounds at Carolinas Medical Center.
Once released, officials said Best will be transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department.
The scenario of how shots were exchanged between the two men has not been released by police. Investigators say Best was wounded in the exchange and was seeking help that morning when he flagged down officers on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near South Tryon Street.
Scott was a South Carolina State Constable who carried a gun as he delivered newspapers to hotels, shops and stores in the uptown area. He had delivered newspapers in the city for more than 30 years and worked as a contractor for a company that was contracted to deliver the Charlotte Observer.
Mecklenburg County Jail records show Best has been jailed five previous times in the city for crimes including: possession of a stolen vehicle, felony larceny, felony larceny of a motor vehicle, breaking into a motor vehicle and removing an electronic monitoring device. His most recent arrest was Jan. 30 for misdemeanor larceny.
Just needed money for clothes to get back to school - so how much money could a newspaper delivery person have?
I assume that is an electronic monitoring device he was wearing by court order?
Somebody does that and they should go to jail for 10 years, no hope of probation.
This is a hate crime - the victim was Caucasian, the killer is black ....
It was causing a rash on my leg.
Roger Best, aka Dindu Nuffin.
"The scenario of how shots were exchanged between the two men has not been released by police. Investigators say Best was wounded in the exchange and was seeking help that morning when he flagged down officers on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near South Tryon Street.
Scott was a South Carolina State Constable who carried a gun as he delivered newspapers to hotels, shops and stores in the uptown area. He had delivered newspapers in the city for more than 30 years and worked as a contractor for a company that was contracted to deliver the Charlotte Observer."
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Just great! The perp had to flag down police to be taken to the hospital for his gunshot wound acquired during a robbery and murder by the perp.
Sounds like a case of armed response by a CCW holder during robbery. Unfortunately it Mr. Scott died and the perp lived.
Charlotte was once a nice little town. Now it’s a Liberal-run crap-hole.
If Obama had a son....
Another one who couldn’t be fully prosecuted/punished because it would be racist to do so......he wuz jus makin da bess of a bad stiation.....
Condolences to Mr. Scott’s family in the loss of this fine gentlemen.
More on Mr. Scott here - http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/235895206-story
can’t be his real picture.... Dindu’s only appear in their 1st communion pictures which get blasted all over the news, even at the age of 19+
Just waiting on his rap star career to get off the ground.
Breaking:
Mother says: “He was a good boy. Planned on going to Harvard for his MBA.”
Charlotte was once a nice little town. Now it’s a Liberal-run crap-hole.
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A lot of liberals soiled their original nest, and then moved to NC.
Another bet I would have one.
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