Still no justice #shorts

Prosecutors believe it will now take six years before a murder suspect faces a jury in Mecklenburg County. That wait is more than double what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. WCNC Charlotte found Mecklenburg County is in worse shape than most jurisdictions because of severe understaffing.

Still no justice from 2019
Teresa Armstrong snuggles up close to her daughter, Star Ford, on the couch in their living room. The two hold hands with tears streaming down their faces. They are surrounded by pictures of the loved one they lost – Teresa’s oldest daughter Deja Sutton was murdered in 2019.

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“It’s hard to think that my sister is gone. I think that she’s just on a flight somewhere and she’s coming back one day,” Ford said.

“I just want justice for my baby," Armstrong added. "I want justice for my baby.”

The 19-year-old was stabbed to death in May 2019. Police charged her ex-boyfriend with murder that same day.

“Immediately I knew it was him that had done it," Armstrong said through tears. "The autopsy report said she was stabbed over 40 times. Over 40 times from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet."

It happened almost four years ago but there is still no trial date set.

“Years go by and you’re just waiting for answers," Star said.

After not hearing from the prosecutors' office for more than a year, Armstrong told WCNC Charlotte's Michelle Boudin she finally reached out to them a few weeks ago.

"I called and was like, 'What’s going on? Where are we at?' and she said, 'It's probably not going to be until 2025. We're in 2023 and were just now starting to do cases from 2017,'" Star recalled.

[Ray]

Article 6 of the Constitution: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

[mk]

As a human being, lots of us need to stop ceasing to exist until the idea of 'justice' is granted. Justice is for none of us to attain or inflict on others. Your daughter would never want this for you. Let go, free yourself, and live your life while you can. 🙂

[sanelliott]

God bless you all and I hope this racist ignorance is stomped out. J U S T I C E... from this white person forgive us We aren't all the same ...mama raised us to be color blind and love wout fail ❤❤❤

[hoorayitsjackie]

That haircut distracted me from whatever was happening in this video