KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -
A North Carolina man is jailed under $2 million bond after he told authorities that that he hit and killed a pedestrian because he was tired of people being in the road.
Multiple media outlets reported that Kannapolis police said 28-year-old Berry Cook Jr. is charged with attempted murder. Officials say Cook used his 15-year-old Oldsmobile to try to kill 51-year-old Jimmy Douglas Mauldin.
Cook was being held in the Cabarrus County jail. The jail Web site said Monday that the charge against Cook was still attempted murder.
The victim was standing across the street from the assisted living center where he stayed when he was struck. He died Saturday evening.
Kannapolis police Lt. Ken Jackson said Cook's car crossed the center line and hit Mauldin.
Multiple media outlets reported that Kannapolis police said 28-year-old Berry Cook Jr. is charged with attempted murder. Officials say Cook used his 15-year-old Oldsmobile to try to kill 51-year-old Jimmy Douglas Mauldin.
Cook was being held in the Cabarrus County jail. The jail Web site said Monday that the charge against Cook was still attempted murder.
The victim was standing across the street from the assisted living center where he stayed when he was struck. He died Saturday evening.
Kannapolis police Lt. Ken Jackson said Cook's car crossed the center line and hit Mauldin.
