A longtime WRAL investigative producer was arrested inside the television station's own lobby on Tuesday afternoon and charged with felony stalking and violating a domestic violence protective order. Randall Kerr was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m. at the station's main building on Western Boulevard, and he's now being held without bond.
According to The News & Observer, Kerr was arrested at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh, the same address where he has worked for decades. As reported by WRAL, Kerr was accused of driving within a 300-yard radius of a Wake County home on multiple occasions last week, conduct that an arrest warrant says violated a domestic violence protection order. Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL's parent, confirmed Kerr was already on leave from the company at the time of his arrest and was not authorized to access the premises where he was taken into custody.
Protective Order Dates Back to January
The protective order at the center of the case was entered on Jan. 27, 2026, the same account notes, and had been in place against Kerr for roughly nine months before his arrest. Court documents identify Tuesday, Oct. 13 as the date of the chargeable offense, placing the alleged violation about a week before police moved in. Kerr's former wife, a former WRAL anchor, had held the protective order against him since January, according to WRAL.
The timing collides with another major life event for Kerr: his divorce from that same former anchor was granted on Friday, Oct. 9, just four days before the conduct cited in the arrest warrant. Wake County jail records show Kerr remains in custody without bond following his first court appearance, the newspaper's report states.
A Three-Decade Career at the Station
Kerr has deep roots at WRAL. Per the news outlet's reporting, citing his LinkedIn profile, he started working at the station in 1994 and was promoted to investigative producer in 2004, giving him more than three decades at the broadcaster before his arrest this week. He now has a court date scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at 9 a.m.
What North Carolina Law Says
The felony stalking charge against Kerr falls under North Carolina General Statute 14-277.3A, which classifies stalking as a Class H felony when a court order is already in effect prohibiting the described conduct by the defendant against the victim, according to the North Carolina General Statutes. A separate charge stems from G.S. 50B-4.1, which addresses a person who knowingly violates a valid protective order, according to the North Carolina General Statutes.
The full contents of the arrest warrant and the specifics of what investigators allege Kerr did beyond the described driving pattern haven't been made public in the reporting so far. Capitol Broadcasting Company has not issued further public comment beyond confirming Kerr's leave status and restricted access to the Western Boulevard building.
