Governor commutes prison sentence of Winston-Salem man

Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the prison sentences of a Winston-Salem man and an Iredell County man convicted of violent crimes in the early 2000s.

Terence Danielle Smith, 42, a former Weiner Street resident, spent nearly 25 years in prison for his involvement in a February 2000 robbery in which three people were shot and wounded, the governor’s office said.

Smith is scheduled to be released from Albemarle Correctional Institution in New London, Stanly County, on November 27.

Kriston Marshall Angell, 35, a former Statesville native, spent 17 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and other crimes in Davie Superior Court in 2006 and 2009, the governor’s office said.

Angell will be eligible for parole on January 1, 2027. Angell is an inmate at Foothills Correctional Institution in Morganton in Burke County.

On Wednesday, Cooper commuted the prison sentences of Smith, Angell and four others. Cooper also issued two innocence pardons for criminal defendants in Pitt and Alamance counties.

The governor’s office said the commutations followed intense review of their cases, including the circumstances of the crimes, length of sentences, prison records and whether inmates were prepared to successfully re-enter communities after time in prison.

“Ensuring that cases are carefully reviewed when taking executive clemency action is a responsibility I take seriously,” Cooper said in a statement.

“We are carefully considering the recommendations made by the Youth Sentencing Review Board to reduce sentences for crimes committed by children,” Cooper said. “These individuals all deserve compassion, and we will continue to work to protect our communities and improve the fairness of our criminal justice system.”

On March 29, 2001, Smith was convicted in Forsyth Superior Court of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, causing serious injury, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to Cooper’s mitigation order.

The judge sentenced Smith to 40 years and 3 months in prison to 52 years and 11 months in prison.

Smith was accused of participating in a robbery to obtain illegal drugs and money, and the incident occurred on Feb. 5, 2000, at an apartment in the 1000 block of Glencairn Road in southeast Winston-Salem, according to state corrections records.

3 people were shot and injured in the incident. The governor’s office said Smith was 17 at the time and was not the shooter.

The governor’s office said Smith expressed remorse for his actions.

The governor’s office said Smith attended community college classes, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and numerous personal development courses during his time in prison.

The governor’s office said Smith also worked at the prison and maintained a close relationship with his family.

According to Cooper’s commutation order, as part of his commutation, Smith must meet eight conditions upon his release from prison, including not committing any felonies or misdemeanors, not owning or possessing a gun or any deadly weapon, and not threatening or assaulting anyone. needs to bring it.

Angell was 19 when he pleaded guilty in March 2009 in Davie Superior Court to second-degree murder in the death of Bobby Ray Boles, 74, who ran a small country news business on U.S. 601 North in Davie County.

Angell was scheduled to be tried for first-degree murder in late March 2009, but agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of murder.

A judge sentenced Angell to 18 to 22 years in prison. A prosecutor said Angell, who was 16 at the time, went to the Boles Convenience Store and gas station around 3 p.m. on July 5, 2006, with the intention of robbing the business.

Boles was in the safe. Howard Sanders, a tanker truck driver who had just delivered some gasoline to the store’s underground fuel tanks, was sitting at a table with customer Marvin Lawson.

The prosecutor said Angell was talking to Sanders and Lawson when he arrived at the store and then suddenly began stabbing Sanders with a kitchen knife. Sanders pushed Angell, and Angell then stabbed Lawson.

Sanders went outside to grab his cell phone and call for help. Angell followed after him. Lawson closed the door and had Boles call 911.

Angell returned to the store, broke the window and entered.

Boles pulled out the gun he had hidden in the store and fired two shots into the ceiling. The prosecutor said Angell initially thought he had been shot, but he wasn’t.

Angell then attacked Boles and stabbed him in the back and one of his arms. In the middle of the argument, Boles’ gun fired again, injuring both lungs.

On January 3, 2007, Angell pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and one count of robbery with a deadly weapon.

Angell was initially charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, but the prosecutor dismissed those charges.

A judge sentenced Angell to 25 to 33 years in prison.

Later that day, Boles died at Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. An autopsy showed that he died from injuries sustained during the robbery. In March 2007, Angell was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.

The governor’s office said in April 2015, a judge reduced Angell’s prison sentence, ordering him from 13 years and 4 months to 16 years and 9 months in prison. Angell served additional time in prison for the violations, according to state corrections records.

Since his incarceration, Angell has graduated with honors from Southeastern College’s field ministry program, the governor’s office said. Angell serves young inmates at Foothills Correctional Facility.

The governor’s office said Angell, who received a master’s degree, participated in a dog training program and won many art awards.

If Angell is paroled and placed on probation, he must not violate the terms of his parole, according to Cooper’s commutation order.