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National kart racing champion gunned down in front of fiancée during 'targeted' home invasion robbery: police
Fox News ^ | November 7, 2025 | Michael Ruiz

Posted on 11/07/2025 9:49:15 AM PST by Navy Patriot

A North Carolina home invasion left a national kart racing champion dead — gunned down in front of his fiancée in a late-morning break-in last month, according to authorities.

Tyler Weaver, 25, suffered fatal gunshot wounds in what the local police chief called a "targeted" robbery that took place around 10 a.m. on Oct. 24, according to the Forest City Police Department.

Weaver's fiancée, Nevaeh Quintero, was held at gunpoint but managed to escape and call 911, according to court documents.

The suspects are both repeat offenders who avoided capture for 10 days before authorities caught up with them. They were later identified as Quitez Watkins, 35, and Jaquavious Craig, 26, according to the Forest City Police Department.

Watkins, who picked up the nickname "Bando Red" in prison, was arrested Tuesday and is being held without bond, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Despite a violent criminal history, he was out on bond in connection with a slew of pending charges in Rutherford, Cleveland and Polk Counties, court records show. He was convicted in federal court of an assault that led to someone's death.

Craig, the alleged "mastermind" of the crime, was on probation for being a felon in possession of a firearm before the murder, according to court documents.

Craig has a prior conviction of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon from 2020, according to court documents. The judge ordered him held without bail as well.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: cherchezlafemme; jaquaviouscraig; nevaehquintero; northcarolina; quitezwatkins; tylerweaver

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1 posted on 11/07/2025 9:49:15 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

TIL go cart racing is a thing?


2 posted on 11/07/2025 9:51:46 AM PST by Ueriah
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To: Navy Patriot

This is why the commies are putting a lot of pressure on gun confiscation. They don’t want us shooting all their criminal voters.


3 posted on 11/07/2025 9:54:07 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Another day of DemonRAT shutdown another great day for Chunky "Raw Cheeseburger" Schumer.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Just another case of blacks killing whites. I wonder if they shaded the photos.


4 posted on 11/07/2025 10:05:22 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

Just another case of blacks killing whites.

Black thugs have contributed so much to society. Without black thugs, we wouldn’t know of things like home invasions, smash and grabs, break dancing, looting, rap bs that glorifies sex and violence, baby mamas, no belts, etc.

Sadly, I am just laying out facts.


5 posted on 11/07/2025 10:13:04 AM PST by boycott
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To: FlingWingFlyer

They still vote Democrat long after they’re Dead.


6 posted on 11/07/2025 10:13:29 AM PST by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won, Celebrate Recivilization!)
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"...later identified as Quitez...and Jaquavious..."


7 posted on 11/07/2025 10:14:09 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: Navy Patriot

Jaquavious?

No pictures needed, Booboo


8 posted on 11/07/2025 10:14:34 AM PST by sevlex
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It is curious how 13 to 15% of the American population can cause so much violence.....and the numbers aren’t even close to other races.


9 posted on 11/07/2025 10:19:33 AM PST by V_TWIN (RIP Charlie Kirk)
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TIL go cart racing is a thing?

Just like NASCAR, but smaller.

And a little slower.

10 posted on 11/07/2025 10:25:49 AM PST by chaosagent ( )
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Quitez Watkins, 35, and Jaquavious Craig, 26, face charges of first-degree murder after a deadly home invasion robbery targeting 25-year-old former go-kart champion Tyler Weaver in his North Carolina home. (Tyler Weaver/Facebook, Rutherford County Sheriff's Department)

Victim Tyler Weaver, 25

11 posted on 11/07/2025 10:28:03 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC)
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To: sevlex

The other day there was a Marquivious .


12 posted on 11/07/2025 10:35:00 AM PST by OldHarbor
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To: sevlex

Their pictures are at the link. They are who you think they are.


13 posted on 11/07/2025 10:36:24 AM PST by sport
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To: Ueriah

It’s Kart not Cart and where do you think F1 champions come from?


14 posted on 11/07/2025 10:38:35 AM PST by atc23
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To: Navy Patriot

I had no idea there was a championship for that.


15 posted on 11/07/2025 10:41:49 AM PST by roving
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To: V_TWIN

(It is curious)

Probably Global Warming or something


16 posted on 11/07/2025 11:12:27 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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“ They were later identified as Quitez Watkins, 35, and Jaquavious Craig, 26, according to the Forest City Police Department.”

The name helps clarify things quickly. The rest of these news stories just add the depth of the criminal past and a prior booking photo.

Be prepared boys and girls, know your surroundings and be ready to defend.


17 posted on 11/07/2025 11:19:48 AM PST by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: Ueriah

Karts run 40hp and 90mph. Not my childhood lawnmower engine toy…


18 posted on 11/07/2025 11:36:33 AM PST by No.6
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To: Navy Patriot

Kart racers got No money!?!


19 posted on 11/07/2025 11:38:25 AM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: V_TWIN

And when you consider that out of that 13%, it’s overwhelmingly male and in the 15-35 age range, we’re really talking about maybe 3% of the population committing 60% of violent crime.


20 posted on 11/07/2025 12:02:50 PM PST by drwoof
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