Pro-Confederate activist predicts vandalism charges will be dropped

The cases of two individuals charged with defacing the Unsung Founders Memorial at UNC-Chapel Hill are being continued into the summer.

Nancy Rushton McCorkle, 50, of Newberry, SC, who faces misdemeanor charges for ethnic intimidation, injury to real property and possession of stolen goods, appeared in Orange County court on Thursday. Her new court date is June 27. Ryan Barnett, 31, of Sanford, who is charged with ethnic intimidation, urination in a public place, two counts of injury to real property and possession of stolen goods, appeared in court on Monday. His next court date is July 8.

After her appearance in court on Thursday, McCorkle predicted in a Facebook Live stream that the district attorney will drop charges against her and Barnett.

“I spoke to my public defender, and he says that they still haven’t produced any evidence whatsoever that we did these things,” McCorkle said in the video. “There’s no evidence. There’s no police reports, no evidence whatsoever. He told me to go home. My court date again is June the 27th. He said that I don’t even have to come back, that these are unusual charges, and unusual circumstances, and they’re going to be very easily thrown out because there’s no evidence.”

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(Winston-Salem Triad City Beat)