Chapel Hill police charge Carrboro man, juveniles in shooting death of Oxford man
Chapel Hill police arrested a man and two juvenile suspects Friday in the Jan. 9 killing of a man found outside a South Estes Drive public housing complex.
Sarod Folly, 20, of Carrboro, is charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit homicide and being an accessory after the fact to a homicide, police said in a news release Friday.
Folly made his first appearance in an Orange County courtroom Friday afternoon. District Court Judge Todd Roper ordered him held on $600,000 secured bail at the Orange County jail.
Details about the juvenile suspects were not released because of their age, police said.
Police reported responding to the area around 10:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and found K’son Lamoriquia Thorpe, 27, of Oxford, dead in the complex parking lot with a gunshot wound, according to a news release.
Police are still investigating, the release said, and more information will be released as it becomes available.
It was the second homicide reported in that week in Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill police still are investigating a shooting reported Jan. 12 in the 600 block of North Heritage Circle.
A caller reported the shooting to 911 around 2:30 p.m., according to a Chapel Hill Police Department news release. They found a man who was dead at the scene, in the Chapel Ridge apartment complex.
Police have not released additional information or made an arrest in that case.
Anyone with information can call 911 or contact Chapel Hill police at 919-968-2760 — from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Callers can leave an anonymous tip with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crimestoppers at 919-942-7515 or online at chapelhillcrimestoppers.com. Information that leads to an arrest could be eligible for a reward up to $2,000.
This story was originally published January 20, 2023 at 4:29 PM.
