09-21-2010, 08:50 PM
have to wait for toxicology.
(CNN) -- Saying they found evidence of drug use, police alleged Tuesday that a registered sex offender failed to get medical attention for the daughter of a North Carolina police chief and concealed her death.
The announcement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday afternoon was the latest twist in the investigation into the death of Valerie Hamilton, 23.
On Wednesday, Hamilton voluntarily left the Thomas Street Tavern in Charlotte with Michael Neal Harvey, 34, according to the statement.
"Homicide detectives interviewed many witnesses that observed Ms. Hamilton in the presence of the suspect. Homicide detectives found evidence of drug usage," police said. "Witnesses indicate although alive, she appeared to need immediate medical attention. The suspect did not seek professional medical attention for Ms. Hamilton after being prompted by several independent witnesses to do so."
Harvey, who was arrested Monday in Niagara Falls, New York, waived extradition Tuesday and said the case was not a murder. He said Hamilton died of an overdose in her sleep.
(CNN) -- Saying they found evidence of drug use, police alleged Tuesday that a registered sex offender failed to get medical attention for the daughter of a North Carolina police chief and concealed her death.
The announcement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday afternoon was the latest twist in the investigation into the death of Valerie Hamilton, 23.
On Wednesday, Hamilton voluntarily left the Thomas Street Tavern in Charlotte with Michael Neal Harvey, 34, according to the statement.
"Homicide detectives interviewed many witnesses that observed Ms. Hamilton in the presence of the suspect. Homicide detectives found evidence of drug usage," police said. "Witnesses indicate although alive, she appeared to need immediate medical attention. The suspect did not seek professional medical attention for Ms. Hamilton after being prompted by several independent witnesses to do so."
Harvey, who was arrested Monday in Niagara Falls, New York, waived extradition Tuesday and said the case was not a murder. He said Hamilton died of an overdose in her sleep.