Judge rules district attorney can withhold case information from mother of teen fatally shot in KDH in July
- Corinne Saunders
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The Dare County Justice Center in Manteo as it appeared the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Saunders)
By Corinne Saunders
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MANTEO — The First Judicial District’s senior resident superior court judge on Monday at the Dare County Justice Center in Manteo denied the motion of the mother of the teen fatally shot outside Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills in July, ruling that the district attorney can withhold case information from her.
“If he determines that a person is hindering or is a detriment to the fair administration of justice, he has the right to deny access,” Judge R. Andrew “Andy” Womble of Elizabeth City said.
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