CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Maryland officials claim a Baltimore murder suspect’s release from the Mecklenburg County jail happened before the legal deadline for detaining him had passed.

North Carolina officials, however, dispute that narrative.

WBTV Investigates has compiled a timeline of key dates below, showing exactly which agency had the necessary documents and when those documents arrived.

While Baltimore officials claim a warrant had arrived in North Carolina before the suspect’s release, WBTV’s timeline reveals that warrant had not actually reached Mecklenburg County where he was being held.

Suspect’s arrest in North Carolina

Charles Boatwright was arrested on July 16 in Mecklenburg County for murder charges in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was accused of killing a man three day

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