Chakera Alexandria Mangum, Lying to Investigators, North Carolina 2021
In a brazen display of deception, 29-year-old Chakera Alexandria Mangum was sentenced to 2 years in prison for lying to federal investigators about a suspect in a drive-by shooting, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
Mangum, a Durham resident, was charged with lying to agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the location of evidence in a drive-by shooting, as well as the location of the suspect. She pled guilty on March 9, 2021.
On November 14, 2020, an off-duty deputy with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office was stopped at a stoplight on Highway 98 in Durham when another car pulled alongside him and the front passenger rolled down his window and opened fire. The suspect car then sped away. Investigators identified a suspect and located him that evening driving a Dodge Challenger belonging to Mangum.
When federal investigators questioned Mangum that same evening and the next day, she made multiple false statements regarding the suspect’s location on November 14 and the location of her Dodge Challenger, which the suspect had been driving. Mangum did so despite multiple warnings from federal investigators that lying to a federal agent during the course of an investigation is a federal crime.
“Here is a simple truth we all learned as children: lying is a bad decision with serious consequences,” said Acting United States Attorney Hairston. “Lying to federal law enforcement agents is a felony that can land you in jail, even if you had no part in the crime being investigated.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney JoAnna G. McFadden prosecuted the case.
Mangum was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles, in Greensboro. In addition to the 2 years in prison, Mangum was also sentenced to 3 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. One of Mangum’s special conditions of supervised release prohibits her association with gang members.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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