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I think you are right. However, they did shout a racial comment, the neighbor witnessed it. They were drunk and that had high hopes for this show and the woman came and hardly moved and then tried to leave with $800.00

And they just might have (left with $800.00)

I caught this.. People think that the money was found in the bathroom because the DA said so. Well, if you look at the second search warrant (with the unusual E-mail), there's information that they found in a bedroom (not in the bathroom), $160.00 in twenty dollar bills. In the search warrant after the unusal e-mail, the DA tells them to look for $240.00 and they find $40.00 bucks in the guys room.

So, the DA is playing this game. He said the boys weren't cooperating and he said it over and over in the Press. When a local reporter gave him follow up questions and said the Defense attorney A said his client offered to give DNA and take a lie detector test and Defense attorney B said his clients gave interviews and voluntarily offered to DNA tests - The DA said well they are all saying that no sexual assault took place inside that house, so from the State's point of view they are not cooperating in that they are not being truthful with us. HEY, that's not what the MSM reported over and over.

So, the DA finding $160.00 in twenties in a boy's room led the media to believe the $400.00 was found as stated on the search warrant. He's saying $160.00 in twenties is consistent with the woman's story. See, he has been very misleading. Everything he says must be parsed. Remind you of anyone (the meaning of IS).

This D.A. is unprofessional beyond description. He has intentionally attempted to prejudice the jury pool by leaking information that is misleading, inculpatory, and unnecessary to the public understanding of the situation. Your description of the situation with the money proves this point.
In other jurisdictions, he would be at risk of disciplinary action from the state's highest court, and it could be severe. I take it that this type of conduct is SOP in North Carolina, or he wouldn't be so brazen in his disregard of these young men's Constitutional Rights.