Spencer Merriweather

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools can bring truancy cases to court, but the goal has never been jailing parents.

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather had started dismissing charges from the 2020 protests in Charlotte.

Pandemic restrictions have slowed down the number of cases being heard in courtrooms across the country. Because of that, Mecklenburg County’s district attorney says he refocused his office’s priorities when it comes to which cases to prosecute. However, according to a recent report, police are still arresting people for low-level drug charges even if they will not face prosecution.

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says it would have been unethical for him to have filed charges against the five…

In Mecklenburg County, the justice system is beginning to release some inmates from the county jail to protect them and to prevent the introduction of…

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather outlined his office’s priorities for the year, after Charlotte recorded 107 homicides in 2019.…

All future police shootings in Mecklenburg County that result in death or serious injury will be investigated by the state.District Attorney Spencer…

Mecklenburg County’s new bail policy is a big topic in law enforcement circles. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney criticized it last month…

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says his office will not be seeking charges against two Huntersville police officers involved in…

Mecklenburg County Democratic primary voters have overwhelmingly decided to keep District Attorney Spencer Merriweather in office. He defeated Democratic…