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1985 Cold Case Murder Suspect Arrested

Charlotte, NC – Kevin B Kendrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina here and Jerry Jones, Sheriff of Franklin County, announced the arrest of MICHAEL ERNEST DEBRECENY, who is wanted for the 1985 murder of his wife, LISA DEBRECENY, in Sacramento, California.

The Sacramento Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Unit has been reviewing the investigation with the local district attorneys office and determined there was sufficient evidence to obtain a murder warrant for DEBRECENY. The Sacramento Police Department requested assistance from the FBI in locating DEBRECENY in North Carolina. The Raleigh FBI Safe Streets Task Force conducted an extensive fugitive investigation and located DEBRECENY in Franklin County.

DEBRECENY was arrested without incident at 432 Eaves Rd, in Henderson. He was transported back to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and is awaiting extradition to California. The Raleigh FBI Safe Streets Task Force consists of officers from the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Durham County Sheriff's Office, Durham City Police Department, and the Raleigh Police Department.

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Manslaughter is when a person recklessly causes the death of another
Manslaughter - A person recklessly causes the death of another, or acting under extreme emotional disturbance, causes the death of another, or acting under circumstances when a person reasonably believes the circumstances provide a legal justification or excuse for his conduct constitutes manslaughter.

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Criminal Defense Terms

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Misdemeanor

Definition:
A minor offense, lower than a felony, which is punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine, but not prison. Misdemeanors are classified into three categories: Class A, B, and C.

Fourteenth Amendment

Definition:
Among other matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without adequate due process.

Battery

Definition:
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery)

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