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| abb | Jul 1 2009, 04:55 AM |
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http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/durham/4-1176767.cfm Suspected killer's bond is rescinded BY JOHN MCCANN : The Herald-Sun jmccann@heraldsun.com Jul 1, 2009 Bookmark and Share DURHAM -- The man charged this past weekend with killing his half-brother made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. District Court Judge Brian Wilks told Lewis Scarlette, 56, revoked the $500,000 bond under which he'd been held since Saturday and ordered him held without bail. Scarlette's next court date is July 16. The state has to decide whether to seek the death penalty, Wilks said. Scarlette had been charged with shooting his half-brother, Joseph Best, 40, Saturday evening shortly after 5 p.m. But the initial charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury was changed to murder after Best died on Sunday at Duke University Hospital. Best and Scarlette were said to have been arguing at their mother's house at 18 Zelko Court, a few blocks behind Erwin Road's Durham VA Medical Center. Both men lived at the house. Police found Best's body on a staircase at the house and arrested Scarlette at the same location. |
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| Blog and Media Roundup - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 · DUKE LACROSSE - Liestoppers | |
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