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    James Edward McKamey - North Carolina Death Row



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    DA to seek death penalty for NC murder suspect


    WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) – District Attorney Jon David announced Wednesday his office intends to seek the death penalty for James Edward McKamey, 51, who is accused of stabbing one woman to death and another nearly 20 times.

    David, along with Whiteville Police Chief Jeff Rosier, Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher and SBI agent Mac Warner held a news conference Wednesday to talk about McKamey’s case.

    David said a grand jury indicted McKamey on charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon for the stabbing death of 65-year-old Carol Greer, a retired teacher who had taught music at Whiteville Primary School, as well as attempted murder and assault charges related to the stabbing of Reshonta Love.

    According to police, McKamey stabbed Love numerous times in the arms, head and chest in the 300 block of West Nance Street on Aug. 29. Authorities were called to Greer’s residence on Smyrna Drive the next day, where they found her dead with multiple stab wounds near a shed behind her home, approximately 100 yards from the location Love was assaulted.

    “These were two separate, but related incidents that happened mere minutes apart,” David explained. “Mrs. Greer’s killing was really a crime of opportunity that was transactionally connected to the savage assault of Ms. Love.”

    McKamey, along with his wife were taken into custody on Sept. 1 in Brunswick County in Greer’s vehicle, which had been taken from her home. McKamey’s wife was released without charges.

    David said he has filed paperwork with the court expressing his intent to certify this “vicious killing” as a death penalty case, but a hearing will be held to make an official ruling.

    In reference to comments that Greer was “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” David said he disagreed.

    “She was in her driveway in the middle of the day. Who could possibly say that was in the wrong place at the wrong time?” David questioned. “After all, we’re dealing with a woman who was in her golden years. She was at a time and place in her life when she should feel most secure. And the fact this incident happened reminds us that evil does exist in the world.”

    http://wncn.com/2016/09/14/da-to-see...urder-suspect/

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    Death penalty jury dismissed


    Trial was scheduled when pandemic hit

    By Jefferson Weaver
    Columbus County News

    The alleged killer of a beloved local music teacher likely won’t go on trial this year.

    Carol Greer was stabbed to death in the yard of her Whiteville home on Aug. 30, 2016. James Edward McKamey, 55, of Shallotte, was arrested several days later on Sept. 1. He and a female companion were allegedly driving Greer’s Subaru automobile when they were captured. The woman was not charged, and she was released.

    McKamie was charged with first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and multiple other felonies. He is being held under no bond.

    After a grand jury returned a true bill of indictment on McKamey, District Attorney Jon David announced he would be seeking the death penalty. Jury selection began just days before the pandemic closed down courts across the state in February. Most of the 15-person panel had been seated.

    Clerk of Superior Court Jess Hill confirmed Wednesday that the jury, which was being picked in Bladen County, has been released, and the case has been turned over to case management for rescheduling. All other cases that will be heard before a jury are also on hold, or being rescheduled.

    “There are no jury trials going on right now due to COVID,” Hill said. “It’s been six months since jury selection began, and there’s no way to tell when we’ll actually be open again.”

    At the time of McKamie’s arrest, the district attorney’s office had 30 murder trials calendared, including one other death penalty case.

    Chief Resident Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser is also the COVID-19 coordinator for the judicial district. He is formulating a plan to get jury trials back on the schedule. State Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley instructed all judicial districts to have a plan submitted to her office by the end of September.

    McKamey is alleged to have gotten a ride from Columbus Regional with Reshonta Love to Love’s home on West Nance Street. He allegedly attacked her in the driveway of her home, and Love managed to fight him off. McKamey then fled across her back yard toward the Greer residence while Love drove herself to the hospital.

    In a press conference after the arrest, Whiteville Police Chief Jeff Rosier said Love was calling 911 as she was driving to the hospital, and Whiteville Police initially responded there. They then went to Nance Street and Smyrna Drive, where they “knocked on” Greer’s door, Rosier said at the time. Officers were conducting a house by house search of the neighborhood, and missed Greer’s body in the yard behind some shrubbery by an outbuilding. Rosier noted that the neighbor who found Greer’s body did not initially see her either, but was investigating why her car was missing.

    “I’m satisfied that proper law enforcement procedure was followed,” David said at the time.

    McKamey is expected to be on the case management calendar in November.

    https://columbuscountynews.com/2020/...ury-dismissed/

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    James McKamey found guilty for 2016 murder of retired Columbus County teacher

    By WWAY News

    WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Two weeks after a trial for a man accused of a 2016 murder began, a verdict has been reached.

    James Edward McKamey was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday of first degree murder of Carol Greer, along with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. McKamey was also found guilty of one count of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill, and inflicting serious injury in the case of Reshonta Love.

    McKamey stabbed Greer to death, then left her body near a small storage building behind her home.

    He also stabbed Reshonta Love more than a dozen times, a day before Greer’s death.

    The trial will be entering its third week, as it begins sentencing at the Columbus County Courthouse on Monday, January 23 at 9:15 a.m. The same jury will return and decide if McKamey’s sentence will be life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

    https://www.wwaytv3.com/james-mckame...ounty-teacher/
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    McKamey sentenced to death for Carol Greer murder

    By Justin Smith
    The News Reporter

    James Edward McKamey was sentenced to death Thursday for the 2016 murder of retired Whiteville music teacher Carol Greer. Columbus County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser ordered the sentence at 11:35 a.m. following a unanimous recommendation from the jury, which was picked from Brunswick County due to local pre-trial publicity.

    “There is no joy in justice, but there is accountability and responsibility,” said District Attorney Jon David, who was in the courtroom along with assistant district attorneys throughout the two-and-a-half-week trial.

    The jury found McKamey guilty on Jan. 18. The sentencing phase of the trial got underway Monday.

    McKamey was convicted of Greer’s first-degree murder for the stabbing that took place in a shed behind her Smyrna Drive home on Aug. 29, 2016. McKamey was also convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors said McKamey stole Greer’s car and drove it to Brunswick County, where he was apprehended several days later.

    The jury also convicted McKamey of stabbing Reshonta Love in front of his W. Nance St. home minutes before Greer’s murder. McKamey and Greer were back-door neighbors. Related to Love’s stabbing, McKamey was convicted of attempted-first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Sasser sentenced McKamey to prison time for the non-capital convictions.

    McKamey, wearing a white button-down shirt and with shoulder-length black hair, sat expressionless during the sentencing. Five uniformed sheriff’s deputies stood behind McKamey. He occasionally turned around to make eye contact with a woman in the courtroom, and appeared to mouth “I love you” to her. She became emotional at several points during the proceeding. As McKamey was led out of the courtroom, a bailiff stood between McKamey and the woman to prevent them from embracing each other.

    asser asked each juror to stand to affirm their stance on the sentencing recommendation. The judge then dismissed the jurors and allowed them to leave if they wished, but many moved from the jury box to the back row of the courtroom to witness Sasser’s sentencing order.

    After sentencing McKamey to death, Sasser said, “May God have mercy on his soul.”

    Minutes earlier, when invited to provide comment on behalf of the state, David addressed the rarity of death penalty cases.

    “Seeking the death penalty is not an easy decision. It is not something we take lightly,” David said. “The senseless killing of Carol Greer certainly rose to that level.”

    McKamey’s attorney Mike Ramos declined to provide comments after the jury returned with its recommendation. However, he did argue that his client should receive the minimum sentence for the non-capital charges. Ramos said that McKamey intends to appeal.

    https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/crim...ign=user-share

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    McKamey entered NC’s death row 1/26/2023.

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