North Carolina: Supporters call on Gov. Roy Cooper to grant clemency for Lexington man imprisoned for 45 years [Video]

TONIGHT IN LEXINGTON, A CROWD GATHERED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RELEASE OF A MAN WHO’S BEEN IN PRISON FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES. WXII 12 KARA PETERS SPOKE TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO ARE CALLING ON GOVERNOR ROY COOPER TO STEP IN. CHARLES MCNAIR HAS BEEN BEHIND BARS SINCE 1979. HE WENT IN AT JUST 16 YEARS OLD FOR A CRIME HE SAYS HE DID NOT COMMIT. AND TONIGHT, LOVED ONES, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING GOVERNOR ROY COOPER TO GRANT HIM CLEMENCY, SOMETHING THEY SAY IS LONG OVERDUE. THREE CHARLES NOW. DOZENS GATHERED ON THE STEPS OF THE OLD DAVIDSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN LEXINGTON. FOR ONE REASON. WILL YOU STAND WITH US AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO THE GOVERNOR FOR PARDON? YES. ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 1969, CHARLES MCNAIR PLEADED GUILTY TO THE SECOND DEGREE RAPE OF A WHITE WOMAN IN HER 50S. HE WAS ONLY 16 AT …