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3B 31 2003 THE Triangle DURHAM EDITION RALEIGH: Wake tferritegnewsobs RALEIGH: Wake tferritegnewsobservercom HILL: Durham editor James Eli Shiffer jshderriewsolxservercom Charles Jeffries (919) 932-2003 inewsobsemercom editor Tom Ferriter (919) 829-4559 session in new soot i rt's Durham will dispense some forms of justice from an annex BY BENAMIN Mom STAFF A RITER DURHAM Court convenes Monday at Durham County's new judicial annex a home for family and juvenile services The $24 million annex was designed to relieve the pressure on the aging and overstuffed judicial building across the street But when the first sessions begin Monday morning the freshly renovated halls and offices will already be at capacity Co 'We're said Durham's judge Court so much designed court the new A been Durham to $28 to ing said Wendell Davis deputy county manager Officials are negotiating with the owners of the Scarborough Hargett Funeral Home on Roxboro Street and the adjacent U-Haul location Davis said If the county can buy the property in this fiscal year plans call for work on a $637 million judicial building and a $156 million parking area to begin as early as fiscal 2005 finishing in 2009 The plans call for a 255000- square-foot building nearly twice the size of the current building Until it is built the county will have to provide two sets of security guards maintenance work happy with this building but we cannot be satisfied" Judge Elaine O'Neal chief District Court This is a temporary measure' officials said in interviews they are thrilled to have freshly renovated space specifically to accommodate the special needs of family and juvenile cases But building will not relieve overcrowding for long new judicial building has long on county officials' wish list County has reserved up million in its current budget buy land for a new build LL CALL SHOTS AT ISSUE 0 HISTORIC CHAPEL 1 IRDAY OCTCE DURHAM CHM (919) 956-241( Orange editor I charlesj lnews MR1011001004- DR Ficm S'A Teenagi in youth' DURHAM A was being sou charges that he in the shootini the day before An order was to pick up the I was not release police Lt Nor Blake said 11( whether the teE i brought in fi Wednesday or been picked up Demario Will Street was shot was walking on near Spruce St Wednesday po taken to Duke condition was Nian NI I on Curl DURHAM A the chest about day as he stood police said The man whe shot in the left and was criticz cording to Mike life support Durham Count) ical Services dergoing surge at Duke Hospit The man was curb in the 50( Street near Prin he was shot b3 man in dark do mask over his Norman BlakE there were any between the tw diately known Anyone with il shooting is ask( Stoppers at 683- pers offers ca anonymous tips rests in felony 0 11 poise fire dep 1 DURHAM El fighters will be a of the Durham today after a mony officials The firefighter week academ3 Carmella Blakni spokeswoman Habitu 1 faces mot DURHAM A FRAY OCICEER DURHAM CHAPEL (919) 956-2410 Orange editor charlesj IFiCu S7AFF Teenager in youth's DURHAM A was being sought charges that he in the shooting the day before An order was to pick up the was not released police Lt Blake said he whether the teen brought in Wednesday or been picked up Demario Street was shot was walking on near Spruce Wednesday taken to Duke condition was Man on Curley DURHAM A the chest about as he stood police said The man who shot in the left and was critically to Mike life support Durham County Services surgery at Duke Hospital The man was curb in the 500 Street near he was shot by man in dark mask over his Norman Blake there were any between the two known Anyone with shooting is asked at offers cash anonymous tips in felony 11 poised fire DURHAM will be of the Durham today after a officials The firefighters week academy Carmel la Blakney spokeswoman Habitual faces more A r4r--17z7t 07''0 -4 11 I ers and clerical staff said Kathy Shuart Durham's trial court administrator Office supplies will need to be stored in both locations And people coming to court will inevitably face the confusing shuffle between buildings Still Shuart said the annex offers some welcome features The new building sits across Parrish Street from the main judicial building at 201 Main St In the annex lawyers will be able to discuss sensitive family issues with their clients in conference rooms instead of busy hallways Benches recessed into the hallways will help court officials separate people who shouldn't construction of its parish life center visible on the far left Church's but the state of North Carolina's struggle to make a comeback after the Civil War" said Malone who is also the diocesan historian We feel that it has more than local significance and should be preserved on its site" A group of church members is also fighting the proposed demolition and helped persuade the city to ask state officials to designate the All Saints Chapel as a structure of statewide significance a designation that would halt any demolition plans The answer to that request is pending The diocese's historic properties group said in its letter to the city dated Oct 16 that the chapel is sacred and cannot be moved or demolished without a special ceremony It adopted three resolutions including An opposition to any demolition A recommendation to keep the chapel at the current location before finding an al- temative site A request to the diocese leadership to discuss relocating the diocesan archives to the chapel The city's Historic Districts Commission will meet at 4 pm Monday and will receive the new information Staff writer Andrew Curliss can be reached at 829-4840 or acurlissnewsobservercom 1 '07 1 be talking to each other The annex is a converted First Union branch and fixtures of a bank remain A large picture window in a break room marks where the drive-up tellers once sat A holding room for juvenile offenders sits in an anteroom with 18-inchthick walls that once housed the vault The county spent $11 million to buy the property and another $13 million renovating it over the past year Staff writer Benjamin Niolet can be reached at 956-2404 or bnioletnewsobservercom Pair guilty in game protest BY ANNE BLYTHE STAFF WRITER An Orange County District Court judge on Thursday found two Chapel Hill residents guilty of disorderly conduct for running onto the Smith Center basketball court during a Tar Heels game in February to protest war with Iraq Judge Pat Devine ruled against Andrew Pearson 26 and Liz Mason-Deese 19 a UNC-Chapel Hill student from Manassas Va after spending two days to review five hours of testimony a videotape of the event and case law "Notwithstanding the demonstrators' personal concerns and passion with respect to their cause its content is not relevant to the case" Devine wrote in her ruling "Whether these students were protesting the war in Iraq the death penalty in this country abortion or exhorting the team to 'Beat Duke' their conduct remains the sole issue" Pearson and Mason-Deese staged their protest with UNCCH students Scott Russell O'Day 22 of Waynesville and Kelly White 21 of Cary Devine dropped charges against O'Day and White because the officer who issued the citations did not include sufficient information about the conduct in question But a different officer charged Pearson and Mason-Deese and Thursday they were ordered to perform community service Lawyer Al Mc Surely who defended all four argued that their free speech rights outweighed the disruption of the game Dan Pollitt a retired UNC-CH law professor who is well-versed in constitutional law argued similarly But Devine came to a different conclusion "On the facts of this case these actions placing the co-defendants and countless others in potential danger and creating a significant disruption in the proceedings at the Smith Center on the university's campus are not protected by the First Amendment or the United States Constitution guaranteeing free speech" she wrote in her ruling The four ran onto the Smith Center court Feb 12 during a game against the University of Virginia and unfurled antiwar banners before officers escorted them off and cited them The protesters made their move in front of TV cameras immediately after a foul was called while players still were on the court The protesters according to court testimony deliberately avoided a time-out portion of the game knowing those times are reserved for TV ads A referee called a time-out after seeing the protesters The incident lasted nearly 30 seconds There were boos in the arena As Lt Archie Daniel of the UNC-CH Public Safety Department escorted Pearson a 1998 UNC-CI I graduate off the court a man in the crowd tried to choke the slight protester according to court testimony 1: '11 Staff writer Anne Blythe can be reached at 932-8741 or ablythenewsobservercom 4 I i I 3 1 c) 1 This photo taken in September shows the Church of the Good Shepherd with in the foreground and the front of the historic All Saints Chapel NEWS OBSERVER FILE PHOTO BRIEFS PEF'OR7S sought shooting 15-year-old boy Thursday on was the gunman of another teen police said issued Thursday teen whose name due to his age Norman Blake said did not know was among five for questioning whether he had Williams 16 of Fiske in the side as he Holloway Street Street at 2:17 pm police said He was Hospital but his not available wounded Street man was shot in 3:45 pm Thursday on Gurley Street is hi his 20s was side of his chest wounded according Smith advanced coordinator for Emergency Medical The victim was undergoing Thursday night standing on the block of Gurley Primitive Street when an unidentified clothing who wore a face police Lt said Whether words exchanged was not immediately infonnation on the to call Crime-Stoppers 6834200 Crime Stoppers rewards for that lead to arrests cases to join department Eleven new firefighters added to the ranks Fire Department graduation ceremony said completed a 13- according to a department felon charges habitual felon who was out of jail on $30000 bail was arrested again Wednesday on a string of charges Steven Earl Riggs 28 appeared Thursday in District Court on 11 charges that include three counts each of resisting arrest and possessing a stolen vehicle assault on a police officer failure to heed a light or siren hit and run and breaking and entering He was in the Durham County jail Thursday night on $350000 bail Although he is a habitual felon with a lengthy record his bail had been reduced in September and he was released from jail Riggs had been sought for questioning in the beating of a 50-yearold man Monday The man was attacked after he stopped at a gas station on US 501 near the Person-Durham County line to help what he thought was a couple whose car had broken down Robbers invade home hurt resident CHAPEL HILL men burst into a home at Pinegate Circle Apartments on Wednesday evening pistol-whipped a resident bound him and fled with money and other items Chapel Hill police said The victim a 24-year-old man whose name was not disclosed told police he heard a knock on his door about 5:30 pm at the apartment complex off US 15-501 said Jane Cousins a police spokeswoman When he opened the door three men rushed in pistol-whipped him and duct-taped his hands and feet she said They ransacked the apartment and knocked holes in the walls before fleeing with cash a computer a video game machine games and clothing she said He removed the tape and called 911 111 11! louse panel asserts power lines" Sawyer said Furthermore he said the church was not accountable to the diocesan properties commission "It's our belief they do not have oversight" Sawyer said "The relationship is between the parish and the standing committee Folks are entitled to their opinion but we will continue to deal with the standing committee and the diocese" Good Shepherd's senior warden Chris Yetter has said that Bishop Michael Curry knew of the church's plans and supported them Curry could not be reached But after months of criticism from downtown preservationists church leaders said they are now focused on securing a location where the chapel could be moved The president of the standing committee said he hoped that would be the outcome "We join them in the hope the chapel will be preserved" said the Rev Stephen Elkins-Williams the standing committee president "We haven't yet discussed what happens if that doesn't work out" The chapel is a small wooden structure near South McDowell and Morgan streets a block from the state Capitol It sits next to a larger granite sanctuary that is used by the church for most services The chapel was the church's first sanctuary and is listed on several historic registers the city keeps "This 1875 chapel is a physical reminder and symbol of not just the Episcopal faces charges Surge surgery BY ANDREW CURLISS AND YONAT SHIMRON STAFF WRITERS RALEIGH A downtown church seeking to demolish its historic chapel does not have permission from the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina to tear down the site according to a historic property commission of the diocese In a letter this month to city officials the commission said attempts to remove All Saints Chapel without the permission of the diocese are invalid The 128-year-old chapel is part of the collection of buildings that make up the Church of the Good Shepherd on Hillsborough Street According to the commission church rules require that the bishop and the standing committee an elected group of nine who advise the bishop on property matters give written permission to dispose of any church building It appears Good Shepherd began the application process for a demolition per-pit prematurely without having received the canonically required diocesan permission" wrote the Rev Canon ET Malone Jr secretary of the diocese's Historic Properties Commission in a letter sent to the Raleigh Historic Districts Commission But the Rev Robert Sawyer the rector of Good Shepherd said his congregation was in the process of getting diocesan approval He denied the church was pushing ahead with demolition plans improperly "We believe we've followed all the guide Chapel Hill man child pornography FROM STAFF REPORTS CHAPEL HILL A business analyst at UNC Hospitals was arrested on computer porn charges Wednesday after a joint investigation by police and the FBI Chapel Hill Police said Matthew Barton Savage 35 of Pinegate Circle Apartments Chapel Hill was charged with six counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor after images depicting child pornography were found on his home computer according to Jane Cousins a police spokeswoman Savage was arrested at 3:15 pm at the James Hedrick Building on Friday Center Drive at UNC on and is to County Savage the hospital 2002 is a the the Fiscal said Stephanie a hospital He earns been placed leave with Savage's of a cooperative the FBI High Force and Technical of donations to allow for 5-legged dog Hospitals He was released $3000 unsecured bail appear today in Orange District Court who has worked at since September business analyst in reimbursement section of Services Department Crayton-Robinson spokeswoman $52000 a year and has on administrative pay she said arrest was the result effort between Tech Crimes Task the Chapel I till Police Services I4it FROM STAFF REPORTS RALEIGH Donations from as far away as Ohio have poured in to a local animal hospital to cover the cost of surgery on a five-legged stray dog Popcorn a Maltese and terrier mix was found two weeks ago by Liz Bell an NC State administrator The case has mystified local veterinarians who say it is extremely rare for such an animal to survive into adultl(x)d Bell could not pay the POO cost of surgery to remove the extra kg After a story about the dog ran in Thursday's newspaper dozens ofpeople began calling Bell's veterinarian Dr Frank Ansede offering donations Ansede said he now has more than enough money to cover the expenses Surgery is tentatively scheduled for mid-November 'I'm just really overwhelmed by people's kindness and generosity" said Bell The world is in pretty bad shape and it's nice to know that there's people willing to pitch in and help" Popcorn is between 9 months and a year old Bell found her in the front yard of a neighbor 4 1 I itmidoftmmdeheak 0.