{"id":506,"date":"2026-05-19T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:34:09","slug":"clayton-man-charged-with-murder-for-allegedly-stabbing-his-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=506","title":{"rendered":"Clayton man charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clayton police on Monday arrested a 43-year-man they say fatally stabbed his mother at an apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=504\">Yolanda Hadid Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance With Daughter Bella<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Corteze Sanders was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 65-year-old Robie Annette Sanders after police responded to a report of a stabbing at the Heritage Court Apartments on East Main Street.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Greg Tart said officers entered the apartment through a sliding glass door and \u201cencountered\u201d Sanders before discovering his mother and taking him into custody. Johnston County EMS workers determined Sanders had died, the chief said.<\/p>\n<p>Police are still investigating the homicide and a motive in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy Tuesday, the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has been convicted more than 10 times in North Carolina for drug charges and larceny, as recently as last month, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=502\">Senate confirms NC\u2019s Dan Bishop, Ellis Boyle for US attorney positions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also was charged with second-degree forcible rape, sexual battery and obstruction of justice in Johnston County in 2024, and was sentenced to 60 days in custody and 12 months probation after being convicted on the obstruction of justice charge, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders is being held without bail on the new charges and is set to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><i>Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact investigators with the Clayton Police Department at 919-553-4611 or the Tip Line at 919-553-1555.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=500\">Cary spending, Eric Church\u2019s viral speech &amp; faulty gas pumps: The Triangle\u2019s top stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">May 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clayton, NC, police are investigating a homicide at Heritage Court Apartments on East Main Street after a morning stabbing; one person was arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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