RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina inmate described as a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang faces a federal kidnapping charge after authorities say he used a mobile phone to help orchestrate the abduction of a prosecutor's father. An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for ordering the shooting of a Raleigh man in 2011. The case highlights the problem of inmates getting access to smuggled smartphones that can allow them to make calls, exchange email, browse the Internet and maintain Facebook profiles. Melton, 49, had a mobile phone in his cell at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner, exchanging at least 123 calls and text messages with the alleged kidnappers in the past week, according to the FBI. Authorities closed in on the suspects by tracking their mobile phones and listening to their calls. The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys called Friday for improved protections for prosecutors and their families, as well as increased punishment for people caught smuggling mobile phones into prisons. According to testimony from his 2012 trial, Melton is a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang from New York City who ordered a 19-year-old subordinate to travel to Raleigh and kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Melton was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and being a habitual felon, resulting in a life sentence.
Nc Inmate Charged In Kidnapping Of Da's Father
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Sat, 04/12/2014 - 1:56am
Topics: n.c ap a north carolina kelvin melton facebook polk correctional institution butner fbi authorities the north carolina conference district attorneys new york city raleigh raleigh bloods melton inmate kidnapping father mobile calls high-ranking gang street member phone friday kill life phones
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