dajour smith has an extensive criminal record. look at all the different mug shots from the mecklenburg county jail. he has been arrested at least ten different times, charges range from assault to breaking and entering. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is sentenced to minimal jail time after he pleads guilty to charge of attempted voter fraud. cannon was brought backing from charge in mecklenburg county. he admits he cast a ballot after he pleaded guilty to the federal corruption charge for taking bribe money while serving as mayor. felons aren't allowed to vote until they complete their sentence. a judge sentenced cannon to one day in jail, which he will do at the same time he's serving the federal sentence in west virginia. >> no matter what your sentence is, when you go through a criminal proceeding today it is a life sentence the consequences never go away. >> cannon's attorney says his client is doing okay health-wise but the whole experience has had a great effect on him. apparently spent a lot of time thinking. >>

dajour smith has an extensive criminal record. he has been arrested at least ten different times and charges range from assault to breaking and entering. >>> following more breaking news at this hour, here at wbtv, a shooting in anson county. kristen miranda getting details first in the alert center this morning. >> kristen: our ashton pellom is at the scene, being kept far back from the scene of the shooting. a deputy shot a man late last night, it is on boat landing road where this is happening. and ashton is out there right now. deputies are keeping him far back, they are blocking the street that leads to the involved is okay and the man who was shot at last check was still alive according to ashton. a live picture from ashton's camera on the scene of of this breaking news. we don't know too much information about the circumstances that led up to the shooting last night but that is what ashton will find out for us there on the scene talking to deputies and as soon as he learns more, we'll get a live report from him. back to you

dajour smith shot reakwon lee yesterday. a judge appointed a public defender, in jail on $28 5,000 bond, if he gets out he has to >>> one of two teens accused of shooting at police has been released to his parents. two officers chased after 13 and 14-year-old on milton road near barrington drive, when one of the teens opened fire. no one was hurt. people who live in the area say it is easy for anyone, including kids, to get a gun on the street. >> you make a couple calls, you save up money, you can find you a gun. >> officers haven't released the names of the teens because they are minors. the 14-year-old who police say pulled the trigger was also released to his parents. >>> people living near west mecklenburg high school call an emergency meeting over concerns that students are causing trouble when they are supposed to be in school. wbtv's coleen harry investigates. >> people in this west meck community will tell you they are sick and tired of kids skipping school, roaming the streets, hanging out in neighbor's yards, toni

accused of shooting a man in uptown charlotte is back in jail this morning after his first court dajour smith shot reakwon lee on brevard street. the judge appointed a public defender for smith. he's in jail on $285,000 bond. if he bonds out he will have to wear an electronic monitor. >>> one of two teens accused of shooting at police in east charlotte was released to his parents. officers chased after a 13 and 14-year-old wednesday night on drive. released. police say he opened fire. no one was hurt. officers have not released the names of the teens because they are minors. >>> a lincoln county employee accused of stealing thousands of gallons of gas is due in court today. deputies say joseph gibson used his government-issued fuel card to buy more than 9,000 gallons of gas. caught on video with a truck with a large fuel tank. the gas was worth $18,000. >>> more than 100 gambling machines were confiscated from 48 different businesses in gaston county. wbtv was there as some of the machines were hauled back to the gaston county police department. we're told the business owners who operated the

police say this man, 19-year-old dajour smith shot a man outside the transit center. smith knew the victim and they were in an altercation. >> christine: patrick cannon is sentenced to minimal jail time after he pleads guilty to a charge of attempted voter fraud. federal prison to face the charge back here in mecklenburg county. cannon admits he cast a ballot right after he pleaded guilty to the federal corruption charge. convicted felons aren't allowed to vote until they serve a sentence. a judge sentenced him to one day in jail, he will serve that at the same time he's serving his federal sentence. >> john: five deputies suspended for their actions at a donald trump rally where a protester was sucker punched in the face. you've seen the video. the cumberland county sheriff says three deputies were demoted and suspended without pay for five days. other two suspended with pay. the sheriff launched an investigation after the video surfaced. the deputies witnessed the assault, didn't do anything about it. authorities charged a 78-year-old with assault and disorderly con

police say "dajour smith" shot the person several times along "brevard street". we're told the victim has potentially life-threatening injuries. this area of recently. since the beginning of february, there were 15 reports of assault, three assaults with a weapon, and one murder. .today...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. .friday...partly sunny. highs in the upper 60s to around 70. .saturday...mostl y cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. highs in the upper 50s. .sunday...mostly percent chance of rain. highs in .monday...sunny. upper 50s. uesday..uyghs in the wer 60s. .wednea.un. highs around. central accident on atando nc-16 at i-85 next on the today show, the new scam you should watch out for when booking your spring break vacation. then we're back here with another update at 8:26. have a great saint patrick's day. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." spring break scam. families spending thousands to book vacation rentals to find they have been ripped off. what you need to know before your next trip. >>> throwing a big fat wedding. before our lucky couple says i do w