State v. McDonald

HUDSON, Judge.

On 18 February 2002, a Craven County Grand Jury indicted defendants James McDonald and Linwood Earl Forte on charges of felonious escape, attempted felonious escape, and assault on a correctional officer with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. The court dismissed the felonious escape charge at the close of the State’s evidence. On 26 June 2002, a jury found both defendants guilty of attempted felonious escape and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The court sentenced McDonald to prison for 8 to 10 months for the attempted escape…