Monday, March 27, 2006

Brock Franklin Charged

WBTV reports:

Brock Franklin, the 18 year old teenager involved in a deadly wrong-way crash in February was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder today.

The highway patrol said Brock Franklin, 18, was driving impaired when he drove the wrong way on I-485 and crashed his car into another vehicle killing Eddel Rivera and Richard Bryant.

Last week, Mecklenburg County Judge Phil Howerton set bond at $250,000 for each charge.

WBTV News 3 has also learned that two ALE agents have seized a camera phone from Adam Jamil Shayeb. Agents believe he was with Franklin the night of the accident. The search warrant said Shayeb's cell phone shows still photos and video of a marijuana plant, a gun being discharged and people gathering in an undisclosed area that resembled an underage party.

Franklin remains in the Mecklenburg County Jail under a $500,000 bond.