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No matches found.Trial begins today in '08 Havelock slaying
Jury selection begins today in the first-degree murder trial of Gary Lamont Hayes, 25, of Havelock. Hayes is charged with the April 2008 murder of Odell Foster Jr., 29, of Harlowe, near the Bayview Restaurant in Havelock.
A second man, Moises H. Rodriguez, 23, of Havelock, was charged by Havelock police with murder. His charge was later reduced to accessory after the fact. He was released from jail and given credit for time served. He is expected to testify in Hayes’ murder trial.
Foster was shot and killed around 3 a.m. April 26, 2008, outside the restaurant on East Main Street.
Havelock Police Chief G. Wayne Cyrus said last year that the suspects and Foster apparently talked at a club before the shooting. An autopsy indicated Foster died of three gunshot wounds — one to the chest and two below his waist.
Police heard gunshots in the parking lot, saw two cars speed away and arrested Rodriquez and Hayes on Pineview Road. Lawmen took a gun and empty shell casings from the car that Hayes and Rodriguez were driving.
Foster was put in a car by friends and driven to Carteret General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Foster was convicted of manslaughter in Carteret County March 3, 2000 and was sentenced to 5 years and 11 months in prison. He was released from prison July 30, 2003, according to the N.C. Department of Correction.
Superior Court Judge Ben Alford will hear the case. District Attorney Scott Thomas and Assistant District Attorney Ann Kirby will prosecute. Onslow County defense lawyer Wally Paramore Jr. will represent Hayes.
| it saddens me that some people would vote for mccain just because of obamas race if you feel mccain is the right president for other reasons besides color then cool vote for him but voting or not voting for a individual based on ethnicity is the reason why america will be left behind in tommorows global economy
wake up ppl |
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| meangreen - Aug 25, 2008 10:05:15 AM | Remove Comment |
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| Let's see, Joe Biden was elected into the Senate at a young age with no particular credentials or indication that he was anything other than a moderately competent law student. His service in the Senate has been marked with consistent liberalism but not much in the way of actual leadership or real accomplishment. He talks a lot using words that sound interesting but generally mean very little once their meaning is discerned. And there's no bigger Joe Biden fan than Joe Biden. Sounds to me like the Junior Senator from Illinois was just looking for a kindred spirit. |
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| Josh McRonders - Aug 25, 2008 03:38:16 AM | Remove Comment |
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| Unfortunately, you're perpetrating a falsehood, that the selection of HRC as VP under Obama would add something positive to the ticket. To the contrary, this would ensure our NOT winning the White House. She has a lot more skeletons in the closet than Joe Biden, and what CEO do you know who would want a Vice President who is married to a previous CEO of the same organization? WJC and HRC have served honorably, most of the time, but it's time to pass the torch.
Obama-Biden will win by a landslide - at least 341 to 197, turned several formerly red states to blue in the process. It's time to move on to the 21st Century, to return our country to being a shining city on a hill, rather than slouching toward Gomorrah with John McSame at the helm. |
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| ALietzow - Aug 24, 2008 09:47:03 AM | Remove Comment |
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| Absolutely do not agree with your article. Biden is a good choice and the two of them will make a great ticket.
I have read several places that Hillary did not want the position as
VP because too much investigation would be done concerning Bill's financial backings. If this is the case she should state that she initially declined. Instead, she lets the dissatisfaction brew.
The Clintons have caused much harm
to the Democratic party. And, it will
be remembered in the future. |
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| katiec - Aug 24, 2008 09:14:20 AM | Remove Comment |
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| Obama had the chance to unite the whole Democratic party, but chose not to do so. It is hard to believe Obama did not even vet Hillary, a slap in the face to half of the Democratic party. Yes many of Hillary's 18 million voters on the very liberal demographic will decide to switch and vote for Obama, but millions of others in the center may not, as well as many females and hispanics. In addition, you simply scare small businesses owners on taxes, democratic gun owners on gun control, and people experienced in world affairs that believe you will make mistakes that will make our country less safe because of your lack of international experience and unproven leadership ability. Biden is a good choice but he did not appeal to half of the Democratic Party, unlike Hillary that helped energize the party to the end of the primaries - and Obama did not even vet her – Wow - political mistake! Obama failed to realize that when he and Hillary were both in the race the party was alive, passionate and energized. If Obama loses it will not be because of Hillary, but because Obama took the torch of the energized Democratic Party and let the flame burn out. Recent polls seem to agree. |
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| edabel - Aug 24, 2008 05:04:23 AM | Remove Comment |
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| By choosing Biden, Obama is admitting experience is important and he is critically lacking of that. The other message to his young supporters is that his VP choice is a part of his call for Change - change back to Washinton style with Biden take charge. The frequent flip-flops are the real meaning of his - Change We Can Believing In.
Sad day for Dem. |
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| Substance - Aug 24, 2008 02:21:30 AM | Remove Comment |
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| Obama chose to pour salt on an open wound. If he really wanted experience, he would have chosen Clinton. Obama is petty and divisive. He's not getting my vote. I am no longer a Democrat. |
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| Jane - Aug 24, 2008 01:59:12 AM | Remove Comment |
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| I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Obama's choice of Biden versus Clinton. I really like Biden and strongly supported him in the primaries and hoped he would be the nominee, but he belongs at the top of the ticket in lieu of Obama. Obama lacks good judgement and experience. And what is this big change he keeps talking about? He is a sneaky, overly ambitious, dishonest, opportunistic bag of wind. He doesn't have a sincere bone in his body. |
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| Helen - Aug 24, 2008 01:35:35 AM | Remove Comment |
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| I am not buying your logic. In fact, I cannot find any coherent logic in this post. You complain that he chose an insider, but who could be more of an insider than Hillary and Bill? Then you say Hillary may try to take the nomination at the convention. That's preposterous. She would have to lack intelligence to participate at all in such inanity. You suggest we check whether you're exaggerating by checking SOME blogs. These blogs are unnamed. I am sure that if I were to check them, I would find they are wildly exaggerating their claims. You cannot say you are not exaggerating by comparing yourself to others who are exaggerating more than you are. Finally, you say Obama will lose the election because of this decision. Stating opinions as facts doesn't make them so. Of course there will be naysayers like yourself. I think choosing Biden is a wise move that will get this campaign rolling again, perhaps all the way to the White House. |
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| Andy - Aug 24, 2008 01:30:37 AM | Remove Comment |
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| I'm a Constitutionalist, and it scares me to think of McInsane being presidente`.
So we choose between gun-grabbers that will tax us to death, and a 100 year war which will likely go nuclear the first week. |
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| Ron Paul my real name - Aug 24, 2008 01:26:10 AM | Remove Comment |
