Collin McLaughlin posted a $1 million bond in a Wilson crash that killed two people.

A bond order is a release condition. It is not a finding that Collin Weston McLaughlin killed Jason Williams and Charise Dickerson. On Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, Judge Pell C. Cooper set a $1 million secured bond after McLaughlin turned himself in, with electronic monitoring and limits on where he can go. WNCN reported court records showed he posted it just after 5:45 p.m. The charges still have to be proved.

The Wilson Times reported that on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, District Court Judge Pell C. Cooper set a $1 million secured bond for Collin Weston McLaughlin, 22, of Wilson, North Carolina. The Times reported he is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of felony death by motor vehicle in the deaths of Jason Williams, 49, and Charise Dickerson, 42, both of Wilson. WNCN reported the murder counts and two counts of felony death by vehicle. The Times reported McLaughlin turned himself in Friday morning, cried through the hearing, and was represented for that appearance by Will Farris. District Attorney Jeffrey Marsigli asked for no bond and told the judge McLaughlin was still a danger to the community. Cooper set the $1 million bond on the cases, required electronic monitoring around the clock, barred contact with the victims' families, and set a probable-cause hearing for Oct. 13. WNCN, citing court records, reported he posted bond just after 5:45 p.m. Friday. Those documents, the station reported, say he may leave home for medical appointments, attorney appointments, and counseling only with a responsible adult, and that he may not leave North Carolina. A bond is a custody condition. It is not a verdict.

WNCN, citing the Wilson Police Department, reported Williams and Dickerson were riding one electric bicycle in the 2800 block of Tilghman Road when they were struck about 5:10 a.m. on Sept. 24 by a 2018 Toyota Camry McLaughlin was driving. The Wilson Times reported both died at the scene, and that the crash was in front of Peace Church. Wilson Police Sgt. Eric McInerny said in a statement the Times published that a preliminary breath test at the scene indicated impairment, that field sobriety tests at Wilson Medical Center confirmed that suspicion, and that a blood sample was sent to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Marsigli told the judge the blood results were not back. The Times, citing the accident report, reported McLaughlin was estimated at 91 mph in a 45 mph zone and the bicycle at about 15 mph, and that the vehicles traveled 419 feet after impact. Farris told the court the bicycle had no front or back lights. That speed and the impairment testing are what police and the prosecutor put before the judge. They are not a finding that a test result has come back, and they are not a finding of guilt.

The Wilson Times reported McLaughlin is the son of Wilson County Sheriff's Office Capt. James McLaughlin. WNCN reported Sheriff Calvin Woodard said the sheriff's office had not influenced, and had not tried to influence, the district attorney's decisions. WNCN reported Marsigli said he may ask the Conference of District Attorneys to prosecute the case outside his office. In court, the Times reported, Charise Dickerson's mother, Alesia Dickerson, yelled that McLaughlin had dragged her daughter and that he was going home. The charges remain pending. The next date on the calendar is Oct. 13. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.