Where is Rae Carruth now?
After serving nearly 19 years in N.C. prisons, Carruth was released in October 2018. Upon his release, he moved to Pennsylvania to live with a friend.
How did Rae Carruth meet Cherica?
Cherica Adams, a former model and dancer from Charlotte, meets NFL player Rae Carruth at a party. 16, 1999, when Cherica Adams — pregnant, near death and moaning in pain from four gunshot wounds — made the 911 call that saved a life.
What was Rae Carruth’s sentence?
Two years later, Carruth was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, discharging a firearm into occupied property, and attempting to destroy an unborn child. He was acquitted of first-degree murder and avoided the death penalty but received 18-24 years in prison.
Why was Cherica Adams killed?
Pregnant with Carruth’s child, Cherica Adams was ambushed in a drive-by shooting in Charlotte on Nov. Carruth wasn’t the shooter, but a jury convicted him of conspiring to murder his pregnant, on-and-off girlfriend by hiring a hitman named Van Brett Watkins.
Is Rae Carruth son?
Chancellor Lee Adams
Rae Carruth/Sons
How many years did Van Brett Watkins get?
Van Brett Watkins, 40, was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 40 years, five months for the shooting of Cherica Adams in November 1999 and a maximum of 50 years, eight months.
What happened to Cherica?
I don’t know what to think.” Emergency services pulled up to the house of Farrell Blalock, who owned the driveway on Rea Road that Cherica managed to pull into, within 12 minutes of her 911 call. Taken to Carolinas Medical Center, it was determined that Cherica had been shot four times.
Who is Cherica Adams and what did she do?
For most of the past 19 years, those who didn’t know Cherica Adams thought of her only as a victim — a courageous young woman who made a desperate emergency call, trying to save the life of her unborn child and as well as her own. Cherica Adams, High School photo from 1993 West Charlotte High High in Charlotte. Photo courtesy Saundra Adams
How old was Saundra when Cherica was born?
Saundra was 17 years old and a senior in high school when Cherica was born. The name was an invention of her mother inspired in part by the singing duo Sonny and Cher.
