Mecklenburg County manâs conviction vacated after spending nearly five years in prison
Man released after spending years in jail for crime he didn t commit By Paige Pauroso | January 19, 2021 at 6:32 PM EST - Updated January 19 at 6:32 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Willie Shaw was released from Mecklenburg County jail Tuesday afternoon after spending nearly five years in prison for a crime he says he didnât commit.
This vacated conviction happened after years of work by Duke Lawâs Wrongful Conviction clinic, which has exonerated ten North Carolinians for crimes they didnât commit, including Ronnie Long.
Willie Shaw is officially a free man after 4.5 years in prison.
By Mark Starling
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MINT HILL, NC – A letter by Beth Hamrick remembering Troy Pollard.
Troy Pollard served as Mayor of the Town of Mint Hill from 1975 until his 1991 retirement from office. Under Mayor Pollard’s leadership, the Town of Mint Hill’s foundation was built to make mint Hill ‘the place’ to live as a thriving Mecklenburg County town known for its small-town atmosphere. During his 16 years as Mayor:
● the Town’s first park was constructed on Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road;
● upon the Town being gifted five acres of land to be used for government purposes(along with the purchase of ten adjoining acres), the first Town Hall and Public WorksFacility were built in 1983 at 7151 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, now home to the police department;
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CHARLOTTE – On December 11, 2020, the FDA authorized the emergency use of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. A day many Americans have eagerly anticipated for over ten months now, it was followed just one week later by a second emergency use authorization for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
The first vaccines were delivered and administered on December 14. In North Carolina, these limited first doses were reserved for healthcare employees working directly with COVID-19 patients and residents and staff of long-term care facilities. At the beginning of January, North Carolina moved to Phase 1B, which opens vaccine distribution to anyone 75 years or older.