Wake County Law Enforcement Leaders Call Out Cooper For Releasing At Least 562 Criminals Into The Community
Former Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison is calling out former Governor Roy Cooper who is the Democrat nominee in the North Carolina Senate race for releasing at least 170 convicted criminals into Catawba County. Unlike Democrat Governors in Illinois and Colorado, Cooper appeased his liberal allies to release at least 3,500 criminals early to meet the liberal progressive goal of lowering prison populations under the guise of addressing pandemic concerns. At the time, the Cooper administration claimed they worked hard to identify prisoners who posed a low risk to society, but reporting from the New York Posts shows that almost half of them went onto reoffend, including charges for serious crimes like murder and sexual assault.
"Wake County families expect dangerous criminals to serve the sentences handed down by our courts. Instead, hundreds of convicted felons - including murderers and violent repeat offenders - were released early under Roy Cooper's prison release program. When offenders with violent histories are given another opportunity to hurt innocent people, it's victims and local law enforcement who pay the price." - Former Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison
Here are some of the criminals released into Wake County include:
Sticardo M. Mccullers - Murder First Degree. In July 1992, Sticardo McCullers joined a group of young men who spent the night driving around Raleigh looking for people to assault and rob. After already attacking one victim with baseball bats and stealing money and cocaine, the group began searching for another target. They eventually spotted Edward Wayne Clopton walking alone in a motel parking lot and decided to rob him. Court records show McCullers struck Clopton in the head with a baseball bat before the group swarmed the victim and went through his pockets. The attackers stole money from Clopton and left him gravely injured in the parking lot. Clopton survived the initial attack but suffered devastating head injuries that required two brain surgeries. He died weeks later from complications caused by the beating. McCullers was convicted of first-degree murder under the felony murder rule and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Although prosecutors sought the death penalty, the jury recommended a life sentence instead. McCullers was released on 03/18/2021.
Kyshaun L. Norrell - Original Offense Murder, Post-Release Offense Murder Kyshaun L. Norrell was convicted of killing 29-year-old Quincey Gregory in Vance County in 2013. After his early release in 2021, he murdered 34-year-old David Chavis in Raleigh. Chavis' mother: "They shouldn’t let him out. They need to pay for what they did. He already killed someone before. They shouldn’t have even had the opportunity to let him out."
Gary E. Jenkins - Career Criminal, Post-Release Murder Second Degree. Gary Jenkins was charged with fatally stabbing a man at a convenience store in January 2022 and eluded police for more than a month before his capture. The now-64-year-old had a long rap sheet of assault and drug charges and had previously been released from prison in May 2021.
Sharon Randolph, 4+ arrests including first degree rape, kidnapping, and aiding and abetting a first-degree sexual offense.
Christopher M. Bradby, arrested for accessory after the fact to second degree murder.
William B. Cleary, arrested for 2nd degree kidnapping and Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury.
Billy A. Trapp, 27+ arrests, including kidnapping first degree, attempted first degree rape, assault on a public official, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and more.
Mercedes T. Davis, 14+ arrests, including assaults inflicting serious injury, promoting the prostitution of a minor or a person with a mental disability, and more.
William L. Jeffries, 27+ arrests, including hit and run, multiple DUIs, breaking and entering, indecent liberty with a child and assault on a child.
