'Sexual predator' kidnapped, sexually assaulted teen, police say

By Kay Johnson - bio l email

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A judge on Friday increased the bond for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

Carl Walden, 40, is being held on a $500,000 bond at the Mecklenburg County Jail.

A girl told police Walden forced her into his car at gunpoint on Freedom Drive last week and sexually assaulted her. She also says Walden told her he had been watching her at the bus stop in the mornings and liked to pick up young girls.

The girl was able to jump out of the car and call police. She described the car to police and told officers where the man stopped.

Police found the car and questioned Walden. They say he admitted to picking up the girl and asking her to have sex for money.

A motion filed in criminal court states a search of Walden's home turned up several ski masks and a collection of pornography tapes depicting "brutal rape" of women by men in ski masks.

Walden wears the ski masks for outside work as Estes Express Line.

In the closet, police found several pairs of women's underwear in a jacket pocket. In another pocket, they found a piece of paper entitled "client list" with names of women officers recognized as murder victims of serial killer Henry Lewis Wallace.

Walden claims a gun was never found during a search of his home or his car.

Prosecutors say Walden is also a person of interest in the rape of a 15-year-old in a park near Rogers Street on January 9, 2011. The girl was unable to identify her attacker because he was wearing a ski mask. Prosecutors are waiting on DNA evidence in this case.

Also filed in the motion, allegations that a 17-year-old was offered a ride home from a movie theater in April 2009 by Walden. The victim alleges that Walden took her to his home on Rogers Street and was sexually assaulted. Police say Walden told them he wanted to make out with the girl but she started to feel uncomfortable and dropped her off on Freedom Drive.

In June 2006, Walden was also accused of raping a 30-year-old woman. Walden claims the woman was a prostitute and was mad after he didn't pay her.

The defense asked for a reduction in Walden's bond claiming he's hasn't any convictions for almost 20 years.

A mother to one of Walden's children spoke up in court saying she was flabbergasted by the charges, that Walden had never shown aggression and asked for his release so he could help support her 11-year-old daughter.

If Walden is able to post his bond, the judge says he will be placed on an electronic monitoring device.

Copyright 2011 WBTV. All rights reserved

Evidence: Pen Pal Reveals Details In Casey Case - News Story - WFTV Orlando

Evidence: Pen Pal Reveals Details In Casey Case - News Story - WFTV Orlando

Will update later as evidence is released

http://livewire.wesh.com/Event/Evidence_Released_In_Case_Against_Casey_Anthony


Will update later when more Evidence is released

More Evidence is released today for the casey anthony case

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- More evidence in the case against Casey Anthony was released Friday. WFTV is working to post the evidence as soon as possible.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COP WITH PEN PAL: Part 1 Of 4
DETECTIVE INTERVIEWS CINDY 2/8: Part 1 Part 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Prosecutors said they will release three DVDs of information, including audio and video of interviews with some EquuSearch volunteers, along with Cindy Anthony talking to detectives.

There will also be information on the internal investigation into corrections officer Silvia Hernandez. Hernandez helped Casey communicate with inmate pen pal, Robyn Adams.

Zahra Baker

Amanda Lynn Saugrich
Authorities search for teen girl who ran away


Amanda Lynn Saugrich (Source: Cabarrus Co. Sheriff's Office)
Click image to enlargeMost Viewed StoriesCharlotte woman faces slavery-related charges involving illegal immigrantMan accused of raping teen nabbed after America's Most Wanted featureFuneral today for NC woman found dead at home shared with boyfriendMooresville Mayor at center of controversy over emails to alleged mistressAuthorities search for teen girl who ran awayNC State student confesses to selling $250k in pot on campus - in one yearDeath certificate lists Zahra's cause of death as 'pending'IHOP officials reviewing YouTube fight videoElderly man and son die in Burke Co. house firePolice chief's daughter overdosed on heroin and cocaine, autopsy saysRSS FeedsNews Feed
Get news stories via RSS. More>>
Sports Feed
Get sports stories via RSS. More>>
RSS Feeds
Add headlines to your RSS news reader More>>
CONCORD, NC (WBTV) - Authorities are looking for a teen girl who they say ran away from her home last week.

The girl, 16, was last seen in Concord on Sunday after running away on Friday, Cabarrus County Sheriff's detectives said.

"She was last seen on Highland Avenue in Concord on Sunday, January 23 and may be in the area of Sunderland Road traveling on foot," said Brian A. Schmitt, a detective with the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.

The girl's name is Amanda Lynn Saugrich and she lives on Blackwelder Road in Concord, detectives said.

She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and has a tattoo on her right foot that has 3 stars. Her hair is now darker than pictured in the DMV photo, according to her father, Schmitt said.

Copyright 2011 WBTV. All rights reserved.



I recently took a trip up north went through Statesville in NC got off exit in Statesville I went down a highway called Hickory Highway/70 to Catawba County. I didn't think at that second of little Zarah Baker but after I got gas. I was heading back to I-77 something was not right in this town. Than I realize where I was actually was and what occured in Hickory NC.I got that same feeling that I had when I searched for little Caylee Marie Anthony. I felt so sick to my stomach I had to pull my vechile over and just take a few deep breaths. And pay my respect to little Zahra Baker, the morbid torture that this little precious girl went through. Heart wrenching is somehow to explain it what I was feeling. I will be working on the whole story this week and Posting some Pictures of the trip.

Another babysitter Carolyn Renee Miller baby dies in her care

Babysitter Charged In Connection With Baby's Death

Embed this VideoxEmailFacebookDiggTwitterYahoo BuzzRedditDelicious Link
Media URL Link
Babysitter Charged In Baby Death
Carolyn Miller was put into a police car and hauled off to the Brevard County Jail and has been charged in connection with the...

linkemail Delicious Reddit Yahoo Buzz Twitter Digg Facebooktext
Babysitter Charged In Baby DeathCarolyn Miller was put into a police car and hauled off to the Brevard County Jail and has been charged in connection with the...
Posted: 11:33 am EST January 24, 2011
Updated: 8:13 am EST January 25, 2011

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Investigators are awaiting autopsy results Tuesday of a missing 7-month-old boy who police said was found dead inside a cooler in the back yard of a Titusville home on S. Deleon Avenue (see map) on Monday.

The boy's babysitter, 40-year-old Carolyn Renee Miller, is being held in the Brevard County Jail on a $5,200 bond after she told police where to find the body. Police said the investigation is now being called a homicide.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AT THE SCENE: Home Where Baby Was Found
CRIME REPORTS: Map Crimes In Your Neighborhood
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Investigators said Miller led them to the home being rented by her boyfriend, and in the back yard police found Ja-Von Brushan dead inside an Igloo cooler.


Titusville residents watched in disbelief as police lifted a small blue tarp behind the home.

"She said she gave the baby back to the mom and the mom said she didn't. And you get a real bad feeling in your stomach," said Titusville Police Chief Tony Bollinger.

The baby's mother, Janelle Richardson, was questioned Monday afternoon by Titusville police. She told investigators she allowed Miller to baby-sit on Tuesday. Friends told WFTV Graham was celebrating her 21st birthday.

On Thursday, relatives told WFTV Miller made a stop for diapers and milk. But later, when Graham tried to reach Miller to get her son, she couldn't be found. Brushan was reported missing on Sunday.

Richardson's cousin, Latanya Burch, spotted Miller Monday morning without her cousin's baby.

"I said, 'Where's the baby?' And she kept telling different lies. Nothing added up," Burch said.

When Burch pointed Miller out to police, they began asking their own questions. They said Miller told them she fell asleep and when she woke up, she found the baby dead. She then disposed of the body.

But some relatives aren't buying that story.

"I think it's a damn shame to kill a baby like that," Burch said.

Miller has a history of problems with the law and with state agents who look after families. The Department of Children and Families wouldn't share specifics, but said it's familiar with Miller.

However, Miller's sister, Lisa Madden, told WFTV she doesn't believe Miller could have harmed the boy or any child.

“She wouldn't hurt that baby. She would never hurt that baby,” said Lisa Madden, Miller’s sister. "She really cared about that baby."

“She probably panicked. You don't know the state of mind when panicking,” said Madden. “You find a baby dead, you know she probably wasn't thinking at the time.”

Miller also has a criminal history dating back to 1993. It includes charges for shoplifting, disorderly conduct and both marijuana and cocaine possession.

Monday night, Titusville police charged Miller in connection to the case. Miller is charged with felony child neglect as well as improper disposal of human remains.

“I'm very devastated. My heart goes out to her very much, you know I've been crying and stuff and just hurt with the whole situation that's been going on,” said Madden.

Investigators said other charges could be filed in the case pending autopsy results on the baby.Copyright 2011 by wftv.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Police: Carolyn Miller
Babysitter Leads Cops To Deceased Infant





TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- A babysitter, who was reported missing along with a 7-month-old infant, has led Titusville police to the body of a baby who police believe is the missing child, officers said Monday.

Javeon Brushan was reported missing, along with his babysitter, 40-year-old Carolyn Renee Miller, on Sunday. Brushan's mother said he was last seen on Thursday, January 20. Police said that it is not uncommon for Miller to babysit the child for days at a time.

Based on interviews with Miller, detectives located a baby's body shortly after noon in the 500-block of S. Deleon Avenue (see map) . According to police, Miller told them the baby died in her care. Police said the baby was in a backyard of a home and found in a cooler.

Investigators would not say if there were any signs of trauma or how long the baby was there. The house does not belong to the babysitter or the mother.

Officers said they have not established a motive or cause of death and charges are pending.

Police said it is now an active homicide investigation. The FBI is no longer involved because no abduction occurred.

Miller is in police custody.

The mother was being questioned at the police station as well.