Charlotte man who shot at NoDa bartender and shot an officer’s leg makes plea deal
A 34-year-old Charlotte man who shot a police officer in the leg after being kicked out of a NoDa bar in 2022 will spend at least four years in prison.
The Mecklenburg District Attorney’s Office agreed to drop some charges in exchange for a guilty plea from Toddrick McFadden on July 29 to charges of assaulting an officer with a firearm and shooting into occupied property, according to court records.
Some charges, including attempted first-degree murder, were dropped as part of McFadden’s plea agreement, records show.
The DA’s office also dropped some charges from 2020, including malicous conduct by a prisoner and communicating threats.
McFadden got kicked out of the Blind Pig on E. 36th Street for not paying his tab early on June 28, 2022, according to a news release Monday from District Attorney Spencer Merriweather. He then shot at a bartender who was taking out trash.
Someone called CMPD, and after officers arrived, McFadden shot an officer in the leg and fled, the press release said.
Surveillance video and a debit card McFadden used help lead police to his house, and he surrendered after briefly refusing to come out.
CMPD’s crime lab matched casings at the scene to McFadden’s pistol, the district attorney’s office said.
McFadden has faced other criminal charges dating back to 2008, according to court records. After the Blind Pig shooting, he was released after posting a $170,000 bond, which Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at the time was too low.
Superior Court Judge David H. Strickland sentenced McFadden last month to serve between 51 and 74 months.
This story was originally published August 13, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
