A man accused of murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested more than 40 times before allegedly committing the latest crime that took a life. The suspect, 32-year-old Ronnie Fewell, has a criminal history stretching back over a decade, according to court records obtained by Fox News.
Fewell is accused of fatally shooting Ronald Neville at a Motel 6 on October 10. Surveillance video reportedly captured Fewell and two other men forcing entry into a motel room. Moments later, one of the suspects fled the room carrying a backpack, which police say contained more than $100 worth of stolen property.
Court documents show that Fewell had been arrested for a wide range of crimes, including resisting a public officer, breaking and entering, drug distribution, firearms violations, robbery, and multiple assaults. Despite the extensive rap sheet, many charges were dropped or dismissed by local prosecutors. Fewell did serve time for several convictions, but was repeatedly returned to the streets.
Fewell is now charged with felony murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and felony conspiracy. He is being held without bond at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
The murder of Ronald Neville is the latest high-profile case to spark public outrage over weak prosecution policies and a revolving-door justice system. Just two months earlier, Decarlos Brown Jr. was charged with fatally stabbing Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte train. Brown’s hearing was delayed until 2026, prompting local officials to question whether Democrat prosecutors are slow-walking justice in serious cases.
Under the Trump administration, FBI Director Kash Patel reported a record 28,859 violent crime arrests in 2025—nearly doubling the total from 2024 under the Biden administration. Conservatives argue it’s a needed correction after years of soft-on-crime policies at the state and local level.
