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Ex-Newton Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Motorcyclist Murder

6/9/2026

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Former Newton police lieutenant Carlos Uribe pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the June 26 2025 shooting of unarmed motorcyclist Camden Childers.
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and body-camera footage show Uribe kicked Childers, ordered him to lie down, and fired after the rider raised his hands and repeatedly said he was sorry.
An autopsy confirmed a chest gunshot wound caused Childers’s death, and Uribe awaits sentencing on September 8.

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Former Newton police lieutenant Carlos Uribe pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the June 26 2025 shooting of unarmed motorcyclist Camden Childers.
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and body-camera footage show Uribe kicked Childers, ordered him to lie down, and fired after the rider raised his hands and repeatedly said he was sorry.
An autopsy confirmed a chest gunshot wound caused Childers’s death, and Uribe awaits sentencing on September 8.