Princess King, 3
Suspect in Goldsboro girls murder arrested
The man charged with first degree murder in the death of a three-year-old Goldsboro girl made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon in Wayne County.
Authorities caught Derrick Best Wednesday night in Greenville after receiving a tip through America’s Most Wanted.
Police were looking for Best since the Feb. 27 shooting of Princess King at her apartment complex. They said Best was shooting toward someone with whom he was fighting when a bullet hit King.
Best’s family and King’s family filled the courtroom. The judge ordered everyone who entered the court to go through a security check at the door.
Each family entered and left separately as more than a dozen officers stood by.
"It was a whole lot of tension by his family being there and us being there to support my niece because she wasn't but three,” said Christal Pixley, King’s aunt.
The judge listed Best’s charges, including outstanding warrants for separate crimes that included kidnapping and assault by strangulation, among others.
"I don't even know why he was still wandering the grounds anyway,” Pixley said.
Family members on both sides expressed relief that Best is in custody.
"Hoping they would catch him, nobody was going to get hurt by him. Now I feel good that he's safe behind bars and stuff. So I do feel better,” said Charles Best, the suspect’s father.
“If he was a real man, he would have stayed. He ran for two weeks. So I really want them to take it to the extent with him,” Pixley said.
Best remains in jail without bond. He could face the death penalty if convicted of first degree murder. His next court date is scheduled for April 6.
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2011/mar/...ree-ar-868947/
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