Registered Sex Offender Charged In Mother’s Murder; Warrant Reveals Alleged Confession
CLAYTON, N.C. – Newly released search warrant documents obtained by JoCoReport provide additional details about the May 18 stabbing death of a Clayton woman and allegations that her son admitted responsibility shortly after the attack.
Michael Corteze Sanders, 43, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, 65-year-old Robie Annette Sanders, at the Heritage Court Apartments on East Main Street.
According to a search warrant affidavit filed by Clayton Police Detective N. Budden, officers responded at approximately 8:58 a.m. on May 18 to Apartment 5 at 809 East Main Street after receiving a report of a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they encountered Michael Sanders inside the apartment. Investigators said Sanders was wearing blue jeans and a blue T-shirt and was “covered in blood from head to toe.” Officers reportedly forced entry into the apartment and repeatedly ordered Sanders to come toward them before taking him into custody…