RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A violent gang leader will spend his remaining years in the country’s highest-security prison for orchestrating a botched kidnapping in which his underlings mistakenly grabbed the father of the North Carolina prosecutor who helped convict him. In this undated photo provided by Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification Kelvin Melton is shown. […]
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Reputed Gangster: Gang Knowledge Lacking at Kidnapping Trial
Bloods street gang member Kelvin Melton, 51, will stand trial this week for allegedly helping to orchestrate the kidnapping of the father of a prosecutor who put him behind bars for life (AP Photo) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A violent criminal described as a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang said Monday that his […]
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NC High Ranking ‘Bloods’ Inmate Charged in Kidnapping of DA’s Father
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina inmate described as a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang faces a federal kidnapping charge after authorities say he used a smuggled mobile phone to help orchestrate the abduction of a prosecutor’s father. An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life […]