2001 The Plaza What's Cooking?

You likely never gave the house at 2001 The Plaza much thought. As with many homes in Charlotte it has clearly seen better days. Unremarkable, so much so that only the "Rehab Addict" girl - Nicole Curtis -on HGTV would get excited about the house and say something positive like, it has "good bones'. 

But the fun stops there, 2001 The Plaza it seems has a much more troubling history that just neglect. Seems what's cooking isn't home style meals but rather something more along the lines of Walter White.

You might recall the case of Kendra Bagwell who was run down by her boyfriend Jason Mosley and his Kia Soul killing her and in the process becoming Charlotte's first homicide of 2021.

Jason Mosley Photo Courtesy MCSO

From (WBTV) - A man is facing multiple charges after police say he intentionally struck two pedestrians, killing one, in east Charlotte Monday. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on The Plaza near Belvedere Avenue. Police say two people were struck by a Kia Soul being driven by 32-year-old Jason Mosley. One of the victims, identified Tuesday as 26-year-old Kendra Bagwell, later died at the hospital from her injuries. As of Tuesday morning the second victim was still listed in critical condition. During the investigation, detectives say they determined Mosley “intentionally caused the collision to harm to the victim(s).” After his interview with those detectives, Mosley was arrested and charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injuries and driving while impaired. 

Mosley is no stranger to CMPD or the North Carolina Department of Corrections.

Prior Mugshots MCSO

The crime scene The Plaza at Belvedere is just 100 yards from the home at 2001 The Plaza.

Mosley Crime Scene and Leone House

Mosley's Car After Removal of Bagwell's Body

According to neighbors and a couple of sources Mosley may have been at 2001 The Plaza with Bagwell to buy drugs, just moments before he ran down Bagwell who was fleeing north on The Plaza on foot.

Betty and Richard Leone have owned the home for several decades according tax records, but the property was put in a trust in 2020. Not unusual for seniors to place their home of forty plus years into a trust. 

But beyond Betty and her husband of 60 years there's a Joseph R Leone, Age 55 (NC DPS Offender Public Information (state.nc.us) ) associated with the same address, pretty interesting back story, drugs, weapons and  Prison Escape. Last arrest by CMPD was in 2018 and of course the charges are drug related.

Joseph R Leone Photo Courtesy of MCSO

So as the rumor goes, Mosley and Bagwell drove to The Plaza to score some drugs, but rather than share, apparently Bagwell elected to take the money drugs or both and run. She unfortunately didn't get far when Mosley ran her over and in the process also hit and seriously injured a bicyclist.. 

Mosley remains behind bars awaiting trial for her murder. But neighbors say this isn't the first suspicious death connected to 2000 Block of the The Plaza. In both 2019 and 2018 two overdose deaths are given with a 2000 Block of The Plaza Block address.  

Yet CMPD apparently refuses to address the situation because the department has been told by Charlotte leadership including Vi Lyles and City Council to stand down on drug crimes. Mecklenburg DA, Spencer Merriweather has openly stated he will not prosecute any drug case regardless of the severity, so even if 2001 The Plaza is a known drug house, neighbors have very few options.

Many have told CP that Charlotte City Council has refused to help or even discuss the problem. 

CP reached out to Larken Egleston (Charlotte City Council member for District One) who neighbors had said is totally unresponsive. Surprisingly, Egleston was quick to reply to CP's tweet, offering that last he'd heard the problem had been removed from the house.

Footnote:

Liberals are hell bent on de-criminalizing drug crimes and giving people like Mosley and Leone a free pass. 

The lives these people ruin, and in this case end, are apparently expendable. Had CMPD followed up on complaints about the drug activity, had Mosley been in jail while awaiting trial, had Leone been convicted and sentenced to life under the 3 strikes law, Kendra Ann Bagell would still be alive. 

Kendra Ann Bagwell March 23, 1994 - January 4, 2021 

Union, North Carolina - Kendra left this world at the hands of a monster, but now she soars with her angels: Maw-Maw and Papa Joe. She is survived by her mother, Lisa Bagwell and her son, Jaxston Love. Kendra was a beautiful soul with a kind heart. She loved animals, coloring, music, and soaking up the sun! She leaves behind so many who loved her deeply and who will miss her completely. Always with love and until we meet again: Lisa, Angie, Kathy, Beth, Nana-Anna, Sharon, and David.

Cedar's Take: It should be explained that Bagwell was apparently also an addict, unfortunately any chance to get herself clean was stolen from her by a legal system run by liberals and democrats drowning in stupid.

As for Mosley taxpayers had a chance for permanently incarcerate Mosley back in 2017.

From WSOC:

A carjacking led to a chase from the Arboretum in Charlotte, along interstates 77 and 485, and down to Rock Hill Monday afternoon. Two people were placed into custody on Anderson Road after the chase, which reached speeds up to 100 mph, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

Police said the owner of a red four-door car was pushed to the ground by a man and woman in the McDonald’s parking lot at the Arboretum. Police said the suspects took the victim's keys and stole the car, even hitting another vehicle on the way out of the shopping center.

Susan Day, 72, is a retired Target employee and one of her prized possessions is her car. She was attacked while leaving the McDonald’s, where she'd gone to get a McRib. "Now when I step back, he could have rolled over me or killed me or whatever," Day said. Day didn't want to lose her car, so she hung on and was dragged 30 feet. 

"I kept saying, ‘Stop, stop,’ so he slammed his foot on the brake and when he did, I fell to the ground," Day said. 

She only had some scrapes and bruises from the carjacking.

"I really don't feel safe anymore. My children don't realize I don't feel safe being alone," Day said. Day said she wasn't scared a bit. She made enough of a racket so that the police were called right away.

"That's really surprising,” said Bobbi Flynn, who shops at the Arboretum. “I don't know why anybody would think they could get away with stealing a whole car." 

The two suspects did not make it far. Police spotted the stolen Ford on I-485 but said the driver, Jason Mosley, would not stop. 

The pair led the chase down I-77 and into South Carolina before they were arrested.  Jason Mosley, 29, and Melissa Jayne Werts, 31, were arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including possession of a stolen vehicle.

It took the Mecklenburg County DA until March 13, 2019 to get a conviction. 

In the process the DA dropped most the charges, those that remained were then "consolidated" for judgement:

COMMON LAW ROBBERY (PRINCIPAL) 11/27/2017 FELON CLASS G

CONSOLIDATED FOR JUDGMENT 18011651

COMMON LAW ROBBERY (PRINCIPAL) 11/17/2017 FELON CLASS G

CONSOLIDATED FOR JUDGMENT 18011654

SPEED ELUDE ARREST (PRINCIPAL) 11/27/2017         FELON CLASS H 

Mosley was sentenced to time served plus 300 days for the crime spree and was released on February 5, 2020 his parole was originally to run three years but he was formally released on November 1, 2020 after little if any supervision.

Had he been fully prosecuted under the Federal Car-Jacking Statute Mosely could have been sentenced to 15 years.  

Cedar's Take: Both Mosley and Leone should be prosecuted for the death of Ms. Bagwell but additional responsibility falls on the DA as well as probation and parole officers. 

The system is broken. Permanent incarnation for violent felons is the only answer.