CHARLOTTE — A 61-year-old man was sentenced after stabbing another man with a bayonet-style knife in 2019.
According to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office, Richard Grier was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday. Grier’s trial began on Feb. 5.
Grier was arrested after an incident on May 18, 2019. Police say Grier was at a gas station parking lot on South Boulevard and yelling homophobic slurs at people passing by.
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Prosecutors said the victim, Andrew Allen, was walking by when Grier accosted him and pulled out a pocket knife. Grier then went to a truck and got a 6.5″ blade and stabbed Allen 11 times.
Grier was caught after a high-speed chase through Charlotte. Once he was caught, he told officers, “I know I’m going to jail.”
Grier was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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