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04-14-2011, 08:01 AM
Charges against former Duke lacrosse victim upgraded from assault to murder when her boyfriend is downgraded to dead
Man Mangum accused of stabbing dies
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By John McCann
jmccann@heraldsun.com; 419-6601
DURHAM -- The man Crystal Mangum is accused of stabbing has died, Durham Police Department Chief Jose Lopez Sr. said Wednesday.
Mangum already was in jail under a $300,000 secured bond charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
"More than likely, we will be upgrading the charge to murder," Lopez said.
In 2006, Mangum, 32, falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her.
On April 3, officers were called to 3507 Century Oaks Drive. When they arrived, they found a 46-year-old man had been stabbed in the torso with a kitchen knife, according to police. He was taken to Duke University Hospital and treated for serious injuries.
The victim, who has not been identified, was said to have been Mangum's boyfriend.
In December, Mangum was in Durham County Superior Court for an arson trial. Jurors found her guilty of three counts of contributing to the abuse and neglect of minors, causing more than $200 in property damage to the car of the man who was Mangum's boyfriend and resisting a police officer. Those were misdemeanor charges. But jurors did not reach consensus on the major issue, the arson charge -- a felony -- so Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones declared a mistrial. Mangum was sentenced to time already served, 88 days. The Durham County District Attorney's Office decided not to pursue the case further.
Mangum threatened to stab the boyfriend in the arson case, police said.
Read more: The Herald-Sun - Man Mangum accused of stabbing dies
LINK (http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/12780036/article-Man-Mangum-accused-of-stabbing-dies)
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Man Mangum accused of stabbing dies
9 hrs ago | 40064 views | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend | print
EP7Y_15593211_Crystal_Gail_Mangum.jpg
By John McCann
jmccann@heraldsun.com; 419-6601
DURHAM -- The man Crystal Mangum is accused of stabbing has died, Durham Police Department Chief Jose Lopez Sr. said Wednesday.
Mangum already was in jail under a $300,000 secured bond charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
"More than likely, we will be upgrading the charge to murder," Lopez said.
In 2006, Mangum, 32, falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her.
On April 3, officers were called to 3507 Century Oaks Drive. When they arrived, they found a 46-year-old man had been stabbed in the torso with a kitchen knife, according to police. He was taken to Duke University Hospital and treated for serious injuries.
The victim, who has not been identified, was said to have been Mangum's boyfriend.
In December, Mangum was in Durham County Superior Court for an arson trial. Jurors found her guilty of three counts of contributing to the abuse and neglect of minors, causing more than $200 in property damage to the car of the man who was Mangum's boyfriend and resisting a police officer. Those were misdemeanor charges. But jurors did not reach consensus on the major issue, the arson charge -- a felony -- so Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones declared a mistrial. Mangum was sentenced to time already served, 88 days. The Durham County District Attorney's Office decided not to pursue the case further.
Mangum threatened to stab the boyfriend in the arson case, police said.
Read more: The Herald-Sun - Man Mangum accused of stabbing dies
LINK (http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/12780036/article-Man-Mangum-accused-of-stabbing-dies)
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