. >> reporter: we expect sarah redden to take the stand. she is the woman who admitted to being the lookout and getaway driver the night melissa huggins-jones was murdered. that same night, travion smith and codefendant, ronald anthony, tried to sell laptops stolen from the leasing office of the victim's apartment complex. testifying yesterday, michelman:, said he was asked to sell the laptops on their behalf. >> no one ever offers you exactly what you want for a laptop on craigslist. it scared me to death, i took the posting down. >> reporter: anthony already murder. he is serving a life sentence. if convicted, smith could face the death penalty. this hearing is set to start at 9:00 i am. of course, you can stream it live on www.wral.com. >> we will continue to follow it, mikaya thurmond, thank you >>> there is a bond hearing this morning for natalie keepers, one of two virginia tech studentscharged in the death of a 13- year-old girl. family and friends honored nicole lovell at a visitation in blacksburg yesterday, the today. lovell's bod

. >> reporter: we expect sarah redden to take the stand. she's the woman who has admitted to be the lookout and drive of the get-away car the night melissa huggins-jones was murdered. on that same night, safe trave tried it sell laptops. >> it seemed fish i didn't. >> why? >> because no one ever offers you exactly what you want for a laptop on craigslist. it scared me to death and i took the posting down. >> reporter: ronald anthony pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and it is everything -- he is serving a life sentence. >>> there's a bond hearing for natalie -- she has one of two charged in the death a 13-year- old girl. family and friends gathered for a memorial for the girl yesterday. she was found in the north carolina mountains. investigators said that she was stabbed to death. david eisenhower is also charged in her murder. >>> today marks one year since a robertson county woman sarah graham is the daughter of a sheriff's deputy that was last seen leaving her fairmount home february 4th, 2014. the fbi into her disappearance, they w

both of smith's codefendants cooperated with the state, sarah redden testified against him and ronald anthony is on the potential witness list. no word on whether or not he will take the stand. >>> we have new information in the murder of a durham toddler, autopsy report shows three year old las teres with bound by the wrists when she was drowned a the father is charged with her murder. he is accused of trying to drown his other two children but they survived. >>> a man accused of killing a raleigh taxi driver made his first court appearance. >> reporter: there were tears in the courtroom, not only from the family members and friends, of the victim in this case, tears visibly fell from the face of 25 year old major earl edwards jr. during his first appearance, moments before he heard the charges against him. edwards is accused in un ue re cllin toueisisr at>>wapemaanred undethca wecoasd av10 in w eyels inst cowh nt ghhull co og brhiscoons wai out h ov virse reli ththc be o le k th, br wh that,im? i sw to ic t mo re sgs on ine?ye-fes and m ren insur re wto sav siththorsiymonrt g iang i

lamb has been covering the trial and joins us in the newsroom with what she said. >> reporter: sarah redden is charged with murder in the case but has been cooperating with the state. redden testified she was the lookout for travion smith and her boyfriend, ronald anthony, as they broke into question the north hills area the night of the murder. she said smith and anthony disappeared for time and came back and urged her to run away with them. redden testified the man wash their hands, appear to be anxious, and anthony displayed a knife and smith appear to have blood on his shirt. they all went to a hotel room together and she recalled was smith said to her. >> what just happened? be concerned at this point? >> yes, to me, he did. because he was, you know, unusually quiet. me and him usually to false. and, when he asked it, he sounded nervous to me. >> reporter: another chilling part of the conversation, redden testified the men talked about how they were thankful that the little girl did not wake up. huggins-jones' 8-year-old daughter, hannah, did wake up the next morningnd found her mother

sarah redden is also charged with murder in the death. she was cooperating prosecute hers. she said she was with smith and her boyfriend anthony while they were breaking to cars but then they left her. she said that when they came back anthony had a knife with blood on it and smith had blood on his shirt. she was not given a deal in exchange for her testimony. >>> some top officials in bell haven received a scolding from the state auditor. the former town manager refused to cut off power, water, sewer and trash service to customers who weren't paying their bills. the mayor and town council knew about the choice. the audit said the decision ran against town policy and ran up officials said they hope customers would be able to pay when the local economy got better. >>> state workers sounding off about proposed changes to the state health plan. union representatives gathered at the legislative building. they were there to oppose raising premiums and deductibles for workers the board decided to hold off on addressing an option that would take one of the most popular plans off t

sarah redden is also charged. >> ronald anthony who killed melissa huggens jones. >> reporter: one of the saddest parts of the testimony today, it was clear that hanna jones had no idea that her mother was dead. she thought she was sick and needed help. everyone who talked to her that trial is expected to last a month. back to you. >>> smoke and flames shot through the roof of a raleigh home this afternoon, trucks blocked brooks avenue off of wade avenue. sky 5 flew over the scene, the house was not occupied. a neighbor told wral he spotted the smoke and called nine one. no injuries were reported. >>> another dismal day on wall street, the price oil dropping below $30 a barrel again. the dow dropping 300 points, the nasdaq slipped more than 2%. sp down 36. the results are finally official, hilary clinton has narrowly won the democratic caucuses in iowa. the former secretary of state edged bernie sanders, claimed the fist victory of in the 2016 race. the democratic party called clinton secures 23 delegates, sanders 21. it takes 2382 to win the nomination. how the candidates are pushing

. >> we expect sarah redden to be on the stand. she is accused of being the driver of the getaway car the night melissa huggins-jones was murdered. on that same night, travion smith and codefendant, ronald from the leasing apartments complex. he testified he was asked to soe pts their behalf. >> he was kind of fishy. >> why? >> because no one ever gives you exactly what you want for a laptop on craigslist. it scared me to death and i took the posting down. >> ronald anthony pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and is serving a life sentence. this hearing is set to resume at 9:00 a.m. >>> there is a bond hearing this morning for natalie keepers, one of two virginia tech engineering students charged in the death of a 13- year-old girl. family and friends honored nicole lovell on his visitation in blacksburg yesterday, the funeral will take place later today. lovell's body was found over the weekend in the mountains of north carolina in surrey county. she was stabbed to death. david eisenhauer is also charged in lovell's murder. goin

sarah redden said she was the lookout for the accuse the traveon smith and her boy friend ronald anthony who is serving redden said smith feels on the balcony of the apartment on the night in may of 2001 when huggins jones was stabbed and beaten to death. you can watch the trial streaming this morning. john: with four days until the new hampshire primary hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate. barbara: it had some of the most heated exchanges so far. reporter: the top two democrats face to face for the last time before the new hampshire primary. >> i think it is time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out out. reporter: they clashed over charges of forth standing up to -- not standing up to wall street. >> i helped lead the effort against deregulation. john: hillary clinton dodged the question of releasing speeches. >> i don't know the status. reporter: she showed muscle on >> i fully concede to secretary clinton who was secretary of state for four years has more experience. but experience is not the only poin

smith was excused of the murder with ronald anthony and sarah redden. anthony pleaded guilty it avoid you can watch live on abc11.com. look for it on our home package. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: jury selection is scheduled to get under way in the trial of a man accused of killing a shaw university student 20 years ago. edwin long is accused in the death in may of 1996. mcqueen was a 20-year-old student when she disappeared. her remains were found by construction workers off u.s. 1 in march of 1997. he was originally charged but it was dismissed. he was indicted in december after additional testing. barbara: man accused of shooting a toddler in durham will face a judge. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. he is in jail under a $1.5 million bond. the toddler was shot in a home day care center last tuesday. treatment and is released. investigators say the child was not the target and it didn't appear to be random. john: a man in a standoff with raleigh police is locked up. offic

sarah redden is expected to take the stand after the prosecutors finish questioning ronald anthony anthony's girlfriend. he is serving life in prison. prosecutors claim redden was the she could shed light to whether traveon smith took part in the murder. we will alert you on the abc11 mobile app to watch live. fayetteville police arrested a man and charged him in a sex assault. cleo chalwell is in jail under $1.6 million bond. he assaulted a 15-year-old in the 1100 block of south wood drive monday. he faces a long list of charges including three counts of first degree statutory rape. barbara: a fayetteville man is kaultszed of giving alcohol don't know 18-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. >> march radford lured her to his apartment tuesday and she called 911 after the attack. this morning radford faces second degree sex offense and charge of providing alcohol to a minor. john: to vote 2016 and presidential race getting more competitive than ever. it showed at the new hampshire town hall. democratic candidates hillary battled it out last night before the first presidential primary of

smith was accused of the murder with ronald anthony and sarah redden. anthony pleaded guilty it avoid the death penalty. charges against redden remain. as always you can watch the trial live on abc11.com. look for it on our home peja. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: jury selectsion is scheduled today for a man who killed a shaw university student 20 years ago. edwin lawing is accused of killing lecoy mcqueen in 1996. she was a shaw student and her remains were found by construction workers off u.s. 1. lawing was originally charged he was indicted in december after additional testing. barbara: a man accused much shooting a toddler in durham face as judge today. marion lanaey is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. he is in jail under a bond. the toddler was shot in a home day care center on tuesday. he went to the hospital for treatment and has been released. investigators say the child was not the target but the shooting doesn't appear to be random. john: a western michigan community is reeling after a d

sarah redden is expected to take the witness stand. anthony is serving life without parole for the death of melissa huggins jones. they claim redden was the get away driver. she could shed light into whether traveon smith took part in the murder. abc11 mobile app. police in fayetteville arrest a man in a sex assault. he is in the cumberland county detention center on $1.6 million bond. officers say he assaulted a 15-year-old in the 1100 block of south wood drive monday. he faces a list of charges including first degree statutory rape. barbara: a fayetteville man accused of giving alcohol to an 18-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. barbara: march radford lured her to his apartment on trade weekends drive. the victim called 911 after the attack. he faces second degree sex over and charge of providing alcohol it to a manner. authorities are looking for two suspects in a rash of break-ins in wayne county. they are both on the run. dulles deputies say they hit multiple in onewupbone case the victim chased got away. if you know anyth

in prison, tomorrow on the stand, one of the codefendants in the case, a woman by the name of sarah redden, who admitted to away driver on that night. >>> off duty raleigh police officer is charged with dwi, the highway patrol says hurst was involved in a rear end collision on nc highway 96, 6:30 yesterday. his blood alcohol level was .17, that's more than twice the legal limit of .08. hurst is a senior officer who has been with raleigh pd since 2006. >>> google fiber promised free service to housing sites in the cities it serves, it's a partnership with the u.s. department of housing and urban development. the goal is to deliver to those who need it the most. durham was selected as an early test site but not known when the service might be available. google is not paid but offering it voluntarily. >>> super bowl brings people from across the country to one city. they spend, is it an economic boost for everyone? in super bowl city when we come back. his wife fell ill on the job at a factory in fayetteville and died. tonight, a grieving husband talks exclusively to wral about her death, und

sarah redden is also charged with first degree murder. redden says she was with travion smith and her boyfriend while they were breaking into cars. then she says they left her. when they reappeared, they made her run away with it. anthony had a bloody knife and smith had blood on his shirt. later, smith act the confused. >> he was like, i have a son. i have a son. he was nervous about not seeing his son >> reporter: redden testified she was not given a deal in return for her testimony. earlier outside of the presence of jurors, she said that anthony admitted to stabbing the victim because she was screaming. the judge did not allow the jury to her that. >> today is national wear red daily. is raising awens ofhe toll that heart disease takes on women. they are asking people to wear red and nate to heart disease research. >> we are wearing -- >>> a little red on the tie. you and elizabeth are decked out in red. >> and a lot of us behind the scenes are wearing red. >> there is blue on the radar that is excited about it would have been fun to

of three suspects in the murder of melissa hug ins jones testified about what happened in 2013, sarah redden is charged with first degree murder. she is cooperating with prosecutors. redden was with travion smith and her boyfriend while they were breaking in to cars but they left her. when they reappeared, they were anxious and made her runaway with them. they had blood on them and smith acted confused. >> i got a son, like, i got a son, he was nervous about not >> redden testified she was not given a deal in return for her testimony. earlier, outside the presence of the jury, she said anthony admitted to stabbing the victim because she was screaming. the judge didn't allow the jury to hear that. >>> work resumes to find out what caused a raleigh parking lot to split over. the fire marshal determined it was safe for people to stay inside. the building's owner says it appears rain caused the crack. they covered it and planned to dig up the parking lot today for a permanent solution. >>> leaders are looking for ways to provide safe drinking water for people whose wells are contaminated. contam

sarah redden has not gone to trial yet. you can keep up with this on wncn.com. >>> wayne county. for people in jail charged with first-degree murder in january 9 shooting that killed alfredo garcias in deadly. jerry parks and darius chestnut arrested this week. janel while and montrell allen arrested last month. deputies are looking for billy hamm. >>> virginia tech student link to a depth of a girl is looking nicole lovell was taken from her home and her body was discovered near the virginia border. natalie keepers was charge along with david eisenhauer with getting rid of the body. the 19-year-old was more involved before the girl died. she has been charged as an accessory before the fact. authorities say nicole had been stabbed to death and believe social media maybe the connection between the girl and the students. >> nicole touched many people throughout her short-lived. >> the seventh grader was active on twitter and facebook and the forms called teen dating and flirting. the night that she disappeared nicole showed a text from an 18-year- old man she was planning to meet.>

sarah redden has no deal, she's the admitted getaway driver and has changed her story that she told police three times. defense attorneys are concerned she was a smith is the most probable version they believe she ter retracted. >> sometimes, even if you give a proper limiting instruction, it's too damaging. what this is about is a ogeny so-- a prejudicial piece of information that you can >> reporter: the judge that before any testimony is hurt by transcript of different transcript of event as redden described and will question her outside the presence of the opening statements are set forth tomorrow morning, watch the live stream on www.wral.com, the trial is expected to last for weeks. >> amanda, thank you. >>> degrees police have not identified the man hit by -- while crossing north roxboro street this morning. 85 bridge. the man was crucially injured, taken to the hospital, no word yet on whether anyone will be charged. >>> franklin county deputies want to find this girl, 15-year- old haiti -- haley effield. plasticine on bradley town road in the bun area, walking toward our and our f

he could take the stand in this case as well as the third suspect, sarah redden, who has admitted to being the getaway driver in the case but officials say she has changed her story several times. she is also expected to testify. if she does she will testify first in front of the judge and he will make the determination if she will then also testify for the jury. today's opening statements start at nine quantity this morning. www.wral.com. >> tara lynn reporting live in raleigh, thank you. >>> the 2016 presidential race then turns to new hampshire just a day after the iowa caucuses. >> marley hall is in des moines where the republicans have a clear-cut winner but the democratic race is still very, very close. but we do have what appears to be an apparent winner. >> reporter: the democratic contest in iowa remains unresolved this morning with hillary clinton and bernie sanders still locked in a draw. both candidates addressed supporters late last night as the numbers were still being counted. >> i will keep standing up for you. i will keep fighting for you. >> we are going to create a

smith was accused of the murder along with ronald anthony and sarah redden. anthony pleaded guilty last year to avoid the death penalty. charges against redden remain. barbara: you can watch the hearing live on nbc.com. abc 11 eyewitness news. john: jury selection is scheduled to get underway today. in the trial of a man accused of killing a student 20 years ago. edwin long is accused of killing her remains, later found by construction workers off u.s. one near control -- 197. he was indicted in december after additional testing. barbara: a man accused of shooting a toddler will take the stand today. marion laney is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. the toddler was shot inside a home daycare tuesday afternoon. released. the child was not the target and the shooting does not appear to be random. john: a man involved in a locked up this morning. officers went to a road on friar tuck road to serve warrants on this man. kennedy refused to come out. drawn. police evacuated several nearby houses as a precaution. four hours later, kennedy wa

investigators say smith, ronald anthony and sarah redden much breaking into cars at the complex and believe smith and anthony killed her as her daughter slept in the next room. the mother had just moved to raleigh for a new job. anthony pled guilty last year to avoid the death penalty. he was sentenced to life without parole. redden could be the key witness. she claims she waited in the car as the crime was being committed but according to prosecutors she's already changed her story twice. the defense says her most recent smith was not the killer. >> she said ronald anthony told her he was the one who did all the lethal blows and attacking. >> she never said ronald anthony was the only person who killed him. i want to be clear about that. what she says is i was not being truthful when i said certain things about what mr. smith said. gloria: the trial is expected to last four to six weeks. we will be streaming today's testimony live on abc11.com. be sure to tune in for the latest developments. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: gloria, thank you. wake county

he will take the stand in this case as well as a third suspect, sarah redden, who admitted to being their body weight friday. officials say she has changed her story a couple of times. so, if she does testify in the case, she will first testify in front of the judge, and then he will determine whether or not he will allow her testimony in front of the jury. opening statements begin at 9:30 this morning. www.wral.com will be live streaming those, as well as this trial, in its entirety. >> tara lynn live in downtown raleigh on a major murder case. thank you. >>> the 2016 presidential race then turns to new hampshire just a day after the iowa caucuses. >> marley hall is in des moines where the republicans have a clear winner, where on the democratic side, both major candidates claiming victory. >> reporter: the democratic unresolved this morning with hillary clinton and bernie sanders still locked in a draw. both candidates addressed supporters late last night as the numbers were still being counted. >> i will keep standing up for you. i will keep fighting for you. >> we are going to create

reporter: sarah redden's name is next to the laugh on a long list of witnesses provided by the prosecutor. make no mistake about it, if she to get some sort of a deal that she can work out with prosecutors after this trial is over. joel: we shall see. opening arguments set to start tomorrow. anna: right now in fayetteville, police are hunting for a man they say shot his girlfriend's father this morning. 53-year-old mason montgomery was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his hands and feet. what can you tell us about the man officers are looking for? reporter: right now, they described him as armed and davis -- armed and dangerous. police said earlier this morning that it was a pretty violent place. they're calling the incident domestically related, and that the subject are searching for is the sister of the suspect's girlfriend. they all lived together in this house on 4th street. this morning, a disturbance broke out between the victim, 53-year-old -- the victim, 63-year-old mason montgomery, and the suspect, 21-year-old christopher davis. davis took off and is still at large. >> we w

ronald anthony pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and sarah redden has not gone to trial. >> the three suspects maintain they never intended to kill hug ins-jones. they were -- huggins-jones. they were only there to burglaryize their home, toburglarize -- to bur to rob the home. >>> and at a spa owned by burch, and two people accused of starving a death will be in court. frankie barker and daniel derocher, charged with felony cruelty to animals. animal control tells wncn officers found one dog dead and another still alive, but locked in a metal crate with no food and water. that dog is recovering. >>> today a prayer vigil will take place in durham to honor a man shot ask killed in december. someone shot and -- shot and killed in december. someone shot and killed orry. last month, wiggins was arrested. today's vigil starts at 6 p.m. on concord street. >>> an effort to curb violent crime is getting results. since early december, people have been searching for 19 people with ties to violent crime. as of yesterday, they've arrested eight people. started. >> we've continued to make some sig

said that the advertisement for the laptop eventually led them to travion smith, ronald anthony d sarah redden, even when this testimony seems subroutine, this is such an emotional case. the family of the victim and defendant are in the courtroom. relatives and friends of huggins-jones are wearing buttons in her honor and are communicating today's events on a facebook page in her memory. lynda? >> amanda lamb in the newsroom, thank you. >>> police believe they know who stole packages from neighborhood porches around christmas. investigators have taken out warrants on 29-year-old tyrell dillard. they are still looking for him. one resident caught a man, stephen the fts -- still in the gift off of a front porch be a security video. at the time, police say they responded to at least eight similar package that reports. >>> the d.o.t. for the 540 outer loop through southern wake county. it is known as the orange root. that is the route transportation workers have been eyeing for the past 20 years. however the corridor has run afoul to environmental is to say it is the most destructive to sensitive

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