Local news outlets rolled out a new booking roll Tuesday, giving Charlotte residents another look at who moved through the Mecklenburg County system after arrests on Monday and over the weekend. The slideshow features 52 booking photos with charges that range from low-level misdemeanors to violent felonies, including an attempted first-degree murder allegation and several assault-with-a-deadly-weapon counts. Names in the lineup include Dailyn Young, Rasheen Wilson, Kimberly Yanowitz, Dominique Walton and Kelvin Johnson. For Charlotte readers, the gallery keeps up the steady stream of daily booking-photo posts that local stations and websites have come to rely on for quick-hit crime coverage.
Where the photos come from
North Carolina law treats booking photographs as public records, and the sheriff's office posts arrest and inmate information online for anyone to look up. According to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, its arrest and resident inquiry tools make mugshots and charge lists available and state that records generally remain online for three years from the date of arrest or release. Local newsrooms tap into those searchable county databases to assemble the daily galleries that show up on their sites and social feeds.
Who’s in the gallery
The photo set posted by WCCB Charlotte lists 52 mugshots and the associated charges. It highlights Dailyn Young on an attempted first-degree murder charge; Rasheen Wilson and Kimberly Yanowitz on assault-with-a-deadly-weapon counts, with Yanowitz additionally listed for simple assault and communicating threats; Dominique Walton on assault inflicting serious injury; and Kelvin Johnson for a parole violation, among other bookings. Each booking photo in the WCCB gallery is paired with a short description of the listed charges.
What the photos do not tell you
A mugshot and a charge list are allegations, not proof of guilt, and outcomes can change as cases move through court. For the most current docket information and case results, the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Court keeps public records and a jail roster that tracks detention-center bookings, court dates and filings. The Mecklenburg County jail roster is the official place to see whether charges are prosecuted, reduced or dismissed.
If you are trying to track down a specific booking photo or need an arrest number, you can use the sheriff's online arrest and inmate inquiry tools or contact arrest processing at the county detention center. The sheriff’s office and county court websites also outline how long records stay online and how to request corrections or expunctions.
