A former Shelby, North Carolina police officer, Karson Blake Hyder, was charged with misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury after a viral doorbell video showed him punching Cherrie Moore multiple times during an attempted arrest on May 29, 2026. Hyder t
Uptown Shelby was still talking about it days after the footage went viral—then the legal process caught up.
Karson Blake Hyder. a former officer with the Shelby Police Department in North Carolina. faces one count of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury after a doorbell video captured him punching Cherrie Moore multiple times during an attempted arrest on May 29. 2026. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations announced the charge after what it described as an investigation into an allegation of excessive use of force.
Hyder turned himself in on June 1 and was released on a $10,000 secured bond, the bureau said in a social media announcement. The investigation began after a request from Shelby Police Chief Brad Fraser and the Cleveland County district attorney, according to the bureau.
At the center of the case is Moore. 34. who can be seen in the video saying. “I don’t have a warrant. ” before Hyder pulls her to the ground. As he punches her repeatedly. another officer intervenes and repeatedly says “let go” and “I’ve got her. ” even as Hyder continues striking Moore. The final blow lands as Moore’s arms are held back before the second officer pulls her away and the two men help bring her to her feet.
Moore’s words during the incident add to the tension of the footage. She tells the officers she needs her medication and asks for mental health care. The video ends with Moore asking, “Excuse me, can you call the crisis center and my daddy?”
Gregory Moore, speaking about the impact on his daughter, said the incident left Cherrie Moore with a broken nose, black eyes and an injured lip.
Hyder was charged because prosecutors say what happened during the arrest attempt crossed a line from enforcement into assault. Court records and charging information say Moore unlawfully entered a building and then resisted Hyder by fleeing on foot as he attempted to arrest her for breaking and entering. based on a warrant for her arrest. Hyder is listed as the complainant in the warrant documents.
The warrant further alleges that Moore assaulted Hyder “by grabbing and ripping” his uniform.
Still, the viral video shifted attention quickly onto the officer’s conduct, drawing protests in uptown Shelby on May 29. People called for Hyder’s termination and arrest.
Shelby’s police response came swiftly. Police Chief Brad Fraser announced during a press conference at Shelby’s city hall on May 30, 2026, that the officer involved—whom Fraser did not identify—was terminated on May 30. Fraser condemned the actions, calling them “disturbing and inappropriate.”
During that same broader moment for the community. Mayor Stan Anthony told those gathered. “This has been a very difficult time in our community and I just want to lay my heart and thanks to all those that have come together. those in this room. ” adding. “This is an example of how a community can move forward when we have a terrible situation arise.”.
Fraser also issued a statement at city hall on May 29 after the video surfaced. Gregory Moore. speaking to CNN in connection with the incident. described what he fears the video will leave behind: “She’s going to be scarred the rest of her life. ” he said. “When she sees a police officer. that’s what she’s going to think about … so she ain’t going to be able to trust no man. no police officer. nothing anymore.”.
Court records add another layer to the case, showing the encounter was not Hyder’s first recorded interaction with Moore. According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2025, Moore pleaded guilty to resisting a public officer. A second charge of breaking and entering connected to the same encounter on Aug. 15, 2025 was dismissed, and Hyder is listed as the complainant.
The sequence of events now forces multiple legal tracks to move at once: Moore faces charges connected to the May 29 incident—resisting a public officer. assault on a government official and breaking and entering—while Hyder faces a separate charge tied directly to the force captured in the video. Moore was arrested and held at the Cleveland County Detention Center until she was released on an unsecured bond the same day.
As the State Bureau of Investigations takes over the question of force, residents in Shelby are left with the same central images—one doorbell camera recording a moment that quickly became public, and now, a set of charges built around what investigators say should have stopped sooner.
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