A Charlotte man faces attempted murder and other charges after allegedly firing on three Amazon vans and causing a head-on collision in Lenoir County.
Lonneil Cordarius Mason, 34, was injured after he drove the wrong way on N.C. Highway 11 and collided with an SUV. He was released Thursday from the hospital and into the custody of the Lenior County Sheriff's Office.
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Deputies say Mason shot at three Amazon delivery vans and hit three other vehicles with his car during a crime spree that ranged from Felix Harvey Parkway to N.C. 11 on March 23.
The first vehicle he hit lost a mirror, while two women in a second car were hit head-on by Mason. Mason then hit a truck hauling mowers on a trailer.
Both women are in the hospital with serious injuries.
Mason faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, shooting into occupied property, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to sell or deliver Schedule I controlled substance.
Deputies recovered a .45 caliber pistol and an AR-style pistol from Mason’s car as he was taken to the hospital. Deputies also discovered cocaine and fentanyl on Mason and inside his car.
Mason was in prison between July 2009 and December 2020 after he was convicted of second-degree murder and breaking-and-entering for a crime committed on June 28, 2007. Mason was also previously charged with discharging a weapon into occupied property and armed terror of the people in April 2007, but those charges were later dropped.