Woman found dead in Fayetteville woods had agreed to meet up with man accused of killing
A man charged in the slaying of a woman near Bonnie Doone earlier this month allegedly shot her to death after meeting up with her for sex, court documents in the case allege.
Raeqwon Mitchell Carlisle, 28, of Fayetteville, is charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 10 killing of Crystal Michelle Loughran, 40.
The following day in a clearing in woods off Cedric Street, Loughran's body was found shortly before 8 p.m. by a man looking for his dog. She appeared to have been shot, the record said, and a large-caliber shell casing was found near the body.
Carlisle became a suspect in the case after police allegedly found messages on Loughran's phone sent around 4:15 a.m. in which she had agreed to meet up with someone to exchange sex for money, the document states. According to the record, the last message she sent to the individual was that she was coming out of her Redwood Drive home to meet him.
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Investigators gathered clues
Information gathered from video surveillance footage and police license plate readers allegedly showed that Loughran was picked up in a 2006 Mitsubishi Gallant with a license plate registered to Carlisle's grandmother, the record said. Police also learned that the phone used to contact Loughran was registered to his grandmother as well.
The affidavit goes on to state that 45 minutes after Loughran was picked up from her home, the Gallant was seen heading in the direction of Cedric Street. Some 40 hours later Loughran's body would be found there.
According to the court record, on Oct. 24, investigators located the Mitsubishi on Hamilton Pond Circle. Inside, they allegedly recovered ammunition that matched the shell casing found at the crime scene, the documents state.
When police went to Carlisle's home in the 5600 block of Mesa Drive to serve him with the murder warrant Friday, a standoff ensued. Six hours later, Carlisle "surrendered peacefully with the assistance of his family members on scene," a news release said.
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Carlisle is also being held on two unrelated felony counts of possession of a firearm by a felon and misdemeanor charges of communicating threats and carrying a concealed weapon, jail and court records show.
He remains in the Cumberland County jail without bail.
Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Raeqwon Carlisle is charged with murder in death of Crystal Loughran
