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N.C. couple, stopped for speeding and DWI, charged with woman's murder
By Steve Lyttle
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Friday, Jul. 10, 2009
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Galax, Va.
A Taylorsville couple faces murder charges after police pulled over their vehicle Thursday morning in Virginia and found a woman's body inside.
The woman had been shot several times, police say.
Lisa Church Damron, 31, and her husband Jerry Wayne Damron, 42, have been charged by Taylorsville police with murder, as police say the woman was killed at the couple's home.
The Damrons also face multiple charges in Virginia related to their arrest.
And Jerry Wayne Damron already faced charges in connection with the death of his 8-year-old son last October, in a Hickory wreck in which Damron was accused of driving drunk.
Thursday's series of events began about 8:30 a.m. on Interstate 77, between Galax, Va., and Wytheville, Va.
The Damrons were northbound in a Ford Aerostar van when a Wythe County sheriff's deputy pulled them over near mile marker 30. The deputy said the van was traveling 85 mph in a 65 mph zone.
The deputy also charged the driver, Lisa Damron, with DWI. Her husband was charged with public drunkenness.
When police prepared to tow the van, they found the woman's body in the back, wrapped in a white sheet. The sheriff's office said the woman had been shot.
At that point, authorities charged Jerry Damron with felony transporting a body with intent to prevent detection of an unlawful act, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and three counts of carrying a concealed weapon. Police said they found three firearms in the vehicle.
Damron also was charged with felony assault on a police officer, which authorities said happened when he was being put in jail.
According to newspaper reports from last October, Jerry Wayne Damron was charged with felony death by vehicle, DWI and reckless driving in connection with a single-vehicle wreck in Catawba County. Damron's 8-year-old son died in that wreck, and four other children were seriously injured.
The identity of the woman found in the van Thursday has not been released, pending notification of relatives. An autopsy is being conducted in Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke Times contributed.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/826496.html
By Steve Lyttle
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Friday, Jul. 10, 2009
Map data ©2009 Tele Atlas - Terms of UseMapSatelliteHybrid
Galax, Va.
A Taylorsville couple faces murder charges after police pulled over their vehicle Thursday morning in Virginia and found a woman's body inside.
The woman had been shot several times, police say.
Lisa Church Damron, 31, and her husband Jerry Wayne Damron, 42, have been charged by Taylorsville police with murder, as police say the woman was killed at the couple's home.
The Damrons also face multiple charges in Virginia related to their arrest.
And Jerry Wayne Damron already faced charges in connection with the death of his 8-year-old son last October, in a Hickory wreck in which Damron was accused of driving drunk.
Thursday's series of events began about 8:30 a.m. on Interstate 77, between Galax, Va., and Wytheville, Va.
The Damrons were northbound in a Ford Aerostar van when a Wythe County sheriff's deputy pulled them over near mile marker 30. The deputy said the van was traveling 85 mph in a 65 mph zone.
The deputy also charged the driver, Lisa Damron, with DWI. Her husband was charged with public drunkenness.
When police prepared to tow the van, they found the woman's body in the back, wrapped in a white sheet. The sheriff's office said the woman had been shot.
At that point, authorities charged Jerry Damron with felony transporting a body with intent to prevent detection of an unlawful act, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and three counts of carrying a concealed weapon. Police said they found three firearms in the vehicle.
Damron also was charged with felony assault on a police officer, which authorities said happened when he was being put in jail.
According to newspaper reports from last October, Jerry Wayne Damron was charged with felony death by vehicle, DWI and reckless driving in connection with a single-vehicle wreck in Catawba County. Damron's 8-year-old son died in that wreck, and four other children were seriously injured.
The identity of the woman found in the van Thursday has not been released, pending notification of relatives. An autopsy is being conducted in Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke Times contributed.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/826496.html