Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Eve Carson Killer Laurence Lovette: Super-Predator in a Revolving-Door System

Killer Laurence Lovette Jr., in his "I'm a

scholar, not a psychopath" court costume

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2924875/

Chronology of Laurence Lovette's criminal charges

WRAL.com

 

Durham City Manager Patrick Baker provided a chronology of the events between a home break-in and Laurence Alvin Lovette's arrests for the murders of Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill senior Eve Carson.

·  Nov. 7, 2007: A homeowner reports a burglary. A vehicle at the home is also reported to have been broken into.

·  Nov. 7-9: Police investigate, and a fingerprint identifies Lovette as a suspect.

·  Nov. 13: Lovette is charged with felonious breaking and entering, larceny and breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

·  Nov. 14: At his first court appearance, Lovette is assigned a public defender. He is unable to meet his $20,000 bond and remains in jail.

·  Jan. 16, 2008: A plea deal gives a suspended 45-day jail sentence and probation and is ordered to pay restitution. Terms of his probation include not engaging in criminal activity. The investigating officer is in court but not allowed to testify. Lovette is released from jail.

·  Jan. 18: Mahato is shot to death inside his off-campus apartment.

·  Feb. 2: Lovette is arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting a public officer. He posts a $2,500 bond and is released.

·  Feb. 4: Lovette is arrested for burglary and felony theft charges. He posts a $10,000 bond and is released.

·  March 5: Carson is shot to death after a robbery.

·  March 13: Lovette is arrested and charged with first-degree murder for Carson's death.

·  March 17: A grand jury indicts Lovette on first-degree murder charges in Mahato's death.

 

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The story said Lovette was identified from fingerprints. So, to have his fingerprints, he had previous runins with police. How can someone so young be so cold blooded.

beachboater
May 22, 2008 9:32 a.m.


Can you say Kangaroo Court

dianadarling
May 22, 2008 8:33 a.m.


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Previously, at WEJB/NSU:

"One of Eve Carson's Killers Gets Sentenced to Life Until Parole";

"Eve Carson Murder Suspect Trial Date Set";

"Laurence Lovette to Stand Trial in Eve Carson Murder";

"Upcoming, Diversity-Based Murder Trials the National MSM are Ignoring";

"Laurence Lovette Jr. Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Eve Carson";

"Jury Selection Begins in Eve Carson Murder Trial";

"Trial Starts in Eve Carson Murder";

"Videos from the Trials of Laurence Lovette Jr. and Demario Atwater for the Murder of Eve Carson";

"Convicted Killer Demario Atwater's Girlfriend Testifies at the Trial of Laurence Lovette Jr. for the Murder of Eve Carson";

"How the Cops Got on Laurence Lovette Jr.'s Trail: An Eve Carson Murder Trial Update":

"HLN Covers the Eve Carson Murder Trial on the Air, but Not at Its Web Site";

"Medical Examiner, Friend of Laurence Lovette Testify in Eve Carson Murder Trial";

"Eve Carson Wanted to Pray with Her Killers";

"Eve Carson Trial on HLN";

"We Have a Match! Laurence Lovette's DNA was Found in Eve Carson's SUV";

"Prosecution, Defense Rest in Eve Carson Murder Trial; Closing Arguments to Come on Monday";

"N.C. Criminal Justice System Failed Eve Carson: Killer and Defendant were Repeatedly Arrested, Even Convicted While on Probation, Without being Jailed";

"NC Dept of Corrections Report Details Negligence That Led to Eve Carson Murder";

"Closing Arguments in Eve Carson Murder Trial"; and

 

"Laurence Lovette Jr. Found Guilty of Murdering Eve Carson"; and

 

"WRAL on Laurence Lovette Jr.'s Conviction, Sentencing for Murdering Eve Carson."

1 comment:

  1. This summary, with a picture of Lovette, needs to be distributed to every man, woman and child in this country. And the Carson's should be paid, paid from the police, court and probation department's retirement funds.

    Nov. 7, 2007: A homeowner reports a burglary. A vehicle at the home is also reported to have been broken into.

    · Nov. 7-9: Police investigate, and a fingerprint identifies Lovette as a suspect.

    · Nov. 13: Lovette is charged with felonious breaking and entering, larceny and breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

    · Nov. 14: At his first court appearance, Lovette is assigned a public defender. He is unable to meet his $20,000 bond and remains in jail.

    · Jan. 16, 2008: A plea deal gives a suspended 45-day jail sentence and probation and is ordered to pay restitution. Terms of his probation include not engaging in criminal activity. The investigating officer is in court but not allowed to testify. Lovette is released from jail.

    · Jan. 18: Mahato is shot to death inside his off-campus apartment.

    · Feb. 2: Lovette is arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting a public officer. He posts a $2,500 bond and is released.

    · Feb. 4: Lovette is arrested for burglary and felony theft charges. He posts a $10,000 bond and is released.

    · March 5: Carson is shot to death after a robbery.

    · March 13: Lovette is arrested and charged with first-degree murder for Carson's death.

    · March 17: A grand jury indicts Lovette on first-degree murder charges in Mahato's death.

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