Hollocker: My experience with sexual assault cases is fairly extensive. Their answers: How would you handle sex crime cases differently than Newman? The candidates responded to general questions about their role as the district attorney and how they'd serve the citizens of Western North Carolina. His handling of child sex abuse and sexual assault cases ultimately led to his removal from office. General Statute 7A-66, six days later, Murray was appointed acting district attorney.īoth Murray and Hollocker said they would handle things differently than Newman, who held the post from 2013-2021. Ervin ruled that he engaged in 'willful misconduct in office' and 'conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the office into disrepute” under N.C. The winner’s name will be the only name listed on the November ballot for District Attorney District 42, unless someone else qualifies by petition.Īfter Newman was removed from office, April 27, 2021, when Superior Court Judge Robert C. Related reading: District Attorney Greg Newman removed from office only 3rd removal in NC historyĪccording to the North Carolina Board of Elections, the winner will appear on the ballot in November. The winner of the primary will be the only name on the ballot in November for district attorney District 42, unless someone else qualifies by petition, according to the North Carolina Board of Elections. 'At that moment we knew something was horribly wrong.Prior to becoming DA, Murray, 60, who lives in Flat Rock, was picked by Donald Trump to be a U.S. 'He then had to wait in the blistering cold for someone to come take him home,' Kareff said. When Goad's son left school around 2:30 p.m., Kareff asked him if his mother picked him up. Kareff later made repeated attempts to call Goad with no success, she said. Kareff was at the hospital with her mother, who was getting ready for major surgery when Kareff received a call around 7:30 a.m. 'As my beautiful, most amazing sister Tina Goad never showed up that morning to take her son to school.' 26, 2021 was the beginning of our nightmare,' Kareff said. Sniffling could be heard throughout the courtroom and Goad's family members wiped tears as Kareff fought to hold back hers. Goad's sister, Trisha Kareff, wore a gray T-shirt with '#justicefortina' on the back. She told the court how her sister's death penetrated the hearts of those who loved her. More than two dozen people were on hand for Friday's court hearing before Judge Ronald P. 'Now it can be said that the last woman he met ended in the death of that woman.' 'The beginning of our nightmare' 25, 2021, this defendant's relationship with a woman ended in civil protection orders,' Tunnell said. Detectives found the gun at the motel, where Stroup was interviewed before later leading law enforcement to Goad's body.Ĭourt hearing scheduled for Stroup: Court hearing scheduled for Ashland man accused of 2021 murder of Tina Goad 25, 2021. Stroup left Goad's body in a wooded area off County Road 1600 before fleeing to a Cleveland motel, according to previous court testimony. Goad, 41, of Shelby, was last seen leaving a bar on Jan. 'Her name was Tina and the state asks that the agreed sentence be imposed by this court.' One condition of the plea agreement was the withdrawal of a death penalty specification, according to a previous court hearing.Īfter 'kidnapped, robbed, and shot to death he didn't know her name,' Ashland County Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell said during Friday's hearing. He pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle and violating a protection order.

He got a life term and must spend at least 52 1/2 years in prison before he is eligible for parole. Stroup, 31, of Ashland, learned his fate Friday in Ashland County Common Pleas Court after reaching a plea agreement to avoid a trial. He didn't even know her name, according to prosecutors. ASHLAND – Ryan Stroup kidnapped and shot Tina Goad to death last year after meeting her at a bar.

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