Settlements made in tailgate suits
Parking company, state agree to pay.
Convictions upheld in tailgate murders
The state Court of Appeals upheld the murder convictions of the Tarboro man who shot two men in the tailgate area outside an N.C. State University football game in 2004.
Former policeman gets 18 years
A former Fayetteville police officer was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison for being involved in a scheme to steal guns, drugs, electronics and other valuables from houses in Fayetteville and Raleigh and near Boone.
Parking suits raise security issues
A company is accused of negligence in the deaths at tailgating party near Carter-Finley Stadium. Tim Wayne Johnson, who was charged with murder in both deaths, was convicted of both first-degree and second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Plea ends NCSU tailgate case
Rachel Louise French, who helped an assailant dispose of evidence, admits guilt and receives three years of probation. She must also undergo a substance abuse assessment.
Tony Johnson gets at least 12 years
As an accessory to two tailgate killings, he is given the maximum in a tense day in court.
Brother pleads in tailgate killings
Prosecutors drop double murder charges Wednesday against Tony Johnson of Tarboro who was arrested in fatal shootings last year at an N.C. State University tailgate party.
Fourth held in tailgate slayings
Authorities accuse a woman of helping Timothy Johnson escape detection and arrest.
A day that turned deadly
Memories of a deadly shooting at a tailgate area outside Carter-Finley Stadium linger a year later.
Sentencing exhausts jurors
When the doors shut Monday, 12 jurors sat down together for the last time to decide what to do with Timothy Wayne Johnson.
Tailgate verdicts: guilty
Timothy Wayne Johnson could get death on conviction in last year's shootings. The sentencing phase of the trial begins today.
Tailgating cutbacks too lax
Now that the trial is over for the first of the Johnson brothers accused of killing two men before an N.C. State University football game, let's be thankful that the university is so serious about curtailing the rowdiness at pre-game tailgating.
Death scene videotape stuns victim's kin
She didn't watch it the first time.
Changes in tailgating neglect major factor: alcohol
Defense attorneys in the double-murder trial of Timothy Wayne Johnson say alcohol fueled the fracas.
Trial recap
Jury selection began July 18 in the double-murder trial of Timothy Wayne Johnson. Prosecutors and defense attorneys interviewed 45 potential jurors. The 12-member jury includes eight women and four men. All three alternate jurors are women.
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