2020 Criminal Case — 20CR050962-780 — VERIFIED
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Source: TylerTech NC eCourts Register of Actions (printed 2026-07-10)
PDF: /records/prior-legal/20CR050962-780_Rockingham_DC_Case_Summary.pdf
Court: Rockingham District Court
Defendant: MATTHEW JAMES MCACHRAN
Filed: 04/18/2020
Disposed: 08/02/2021 — DISMISSED BY COURT

Charge: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE — N.C.G.S. 14-33(C)(2) — MA1
Offense Date: 04/18/2020
Arrest Date: 04/18/2020 (10:46 PM)
Arresting Agency: Rockingham County Sheriff's Office
Arresting Officer: JASON E. RICHARDSON (Badge #16)
Domestic Violence: YES — W HLD

DISPOSITION: 08/02/2021 — Judge CHRISTINE FIELDS STRADER
Method: DISMISSED BY COURT — No Plea Agreement
Reason: "DEFENDANT COMPLIED WITH DEFER JUDGMENT"
$0.00 Secured Bond — Professional Surety

Defense Attorneys: James E. Reaves (retained), Vernon Elliott Cardwell Jr. (court appointed)
State Attorney: Jeffery Allen Hux

SIGNIFICANCE FOR CURRENT CASE:
Inman's warrant affidavit (IMG_2120, lines 143-148) cited this as:
"previously been charged with domestic violence related charges in 2020"
without disclosing that the case was DISMISSED BY COURT OVER 4 YEARS AGO.

This omission is material to probable cause and supports a Franks v. Delaware
challenge. A reasonable magistrate would view a dismissed charge differently
from an active or convicted charge. Inman had a duty to disclose the favorable
resolution.