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Greg Newman, former Henderson County district attorney removed from office in disgrace in April, is working as a defense attorney for the indigent in Buncombe County.
The family of one of the child victims filed a complaint with the sheriff's office Feb. 25. Det. Mark Ellenberger said it took two months for the arrest while the office was investigating and then presented the evidence to the grandy jury, which released the indictments April 26. McKinney’s next court date is May 20 for a previous charge of misdemeanor child abuse. He is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 30 for the recent 24 indictments. The District Attorney’s Office for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties is the prosecutor in the case. Andrew Murray, former U.S. attorney for the W...
Andrew Murray, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, was sworn in May 3 to replace former District Attorney Greg Newman, who was removed April 27 from his position as top criminal prosecutor for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties, where he had served since 2013. Murray, a former Charlotte district attorney, stepped down as U.S. Attorney Feb. 28, after incoming President Biden asked for all Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign. First Assistant U.S. Attorney William “Bill” Stetzer is now Acting U.S. Attorney. Murray, a Republican, was appointed by...
Former US Attorney Murray named acting DA in 3 North Carolina counties Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The most recent U.S. attorney for western North Carolina is filling a district attorney's position vacated last week when a judge removed the DA from office for "willful misconduct." Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday his appointment of Andrew Murray as the acting local prosecutor for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties. Murray was previously the Mecklenburg County district attorney before he was nominated in 2017 by President Donald Trump and later confirmed to become the top ...
Former US Attorney Murray named acting DA in 3 NC counties May 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The most recent U.S. attorney for western North Carolina is filling a district attorney's position vacated last week when a judge removed the DA from office for “willful misconduct.” Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday his appointment of Andrew Murray as the acting local prosecutor for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties. Murray was previously the Mecklenburg County district attorney before he was nominated in 2017 by President Donald Trump and later confirmed to become...