York County Detectives, along with assistance from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Street Crimes Unit, located Charles Thomas Ridings, 22, of Denton, North Carolina. Ridings faces charges of Armed Robbery, Grand Larceny, and the Murder of Scottie Starnes which occurred on June 2, 2018, in York County. Through police investigation and interviews it was discovered Ridings stole Starnes’ vehicle. That vehicle was located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Later, CMPD officers and YCSO Detectives were able to locate and arrest Ridings who subsequently confessed to the murder. Ridings is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail until an extradition hearing can take place.
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