— From the office of District Attorney Michael D. Waters
PLEAS TAKEN DURING THE GRANVILLE COUNTY CASE MANAGEMENT SESSION OF COURT THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2026
Sabrina Bass pleaded guilty to two (2) counts of 2nd Degree Murder w/o Regard for a May 17, 2022, vehicle collision that killed Erica Cozart, and Ms. Bass’ four-year-old son, Bryan Clippard. Ms. Bass was driving a motor vehicle on Tar River Road when she crossed the center line and struck Ms. Cozart’s vehicle head-on. Young Mr. Clippard was in Bass’s car in a car seat which was not properly installed, nor was he secured. Ms. Bass was found to have impairing substances in her system, and to have had 5 vehicle collisions within the previous 20 months. Ms. Bass received an active sentence of 110 months minimum to 144 months maximum in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC). The case was investigated by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Adam Brooker.
Marquise Bass pleaded guilty to one (1) count of 2nd Degree Murder w/o Regard for the October 30, 2023, hit-and-run death of Jessica Doucet on Bruce Garner Road in Granville County. Ms. Doucet was walking along Bruce Garner Road when Mr. Bass struck and killed her with the Dodge Charger he was operating. Mr. Bass left the scene of the collision. He was arrested the next day when troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol located his car with damage consistent with the collision, and with missing car parts that could be matched to parts found at the scene. At the time of the hit and run, Mr. Bass was on supervised probation for a Felony Flee/Elude Arrest, among other felonies, which suspended his driver’s license. He had two (2) pending DWIs at the time of the collision, which also suspended his driver’s license. Mr. Bass received an active sentence of 124 months minimum to 161 months maximum in the NCDAC. The case was investigated by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps.
Jerome Bumpass pleaded guilty to two (2) counts of AWDWIKISI and one (1) count of AWDWIK for his role in the March 13, 2025, shooting of two juveniles, and for shooting at Laquasha Hatcher on Maple Drive in Oxford. Officers responded to 200 Maple Drive to find two juveniles with gunshot wounds. Witnesses on scene indicated that two men drove up to the house with several others, got out the car, and began shooting at the juveniles and others standing in the yard. A subsequent investigation indicated that Bumpass was one of the masked men shooting. Mr. Bumpass received an active sentence of 110 months minimum to 144 months maximum in the NCDAC. The case was investigated by the Oxford Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps.
Earl Tillman Bradley pleaded guilty to First Degree Kidnapping, AWDWISI and Felonious Restraint for events occurring on August 9, 2025, and August 14, 2025, involving the kidnapping and assault of his mother, Katheryn Bradley. Mr. Bradley forced Katheryn Bradley against her will and at knifepoint from her home on Rock Creek Circle in Oxford. He repeatedly assaulted her and eventually drove her to Raleigh to utilize her to kidnap his young son, who resides in Raleigh with Mr. Bradley’s ex-wife. When Katheryn Bradley did not comply with Mr. Bradley’s demands to lure his son outside, Mr. Bradley continued to assault her while driving her back to Oxford. Mr. Bradley was apprehended later the next day by the Raleigh Police Department with a knife in his possession. Mr. Bradley received an active sentence of 58 months minimum to 82 months maximum in the NCDAC. He also pleaded guilty to Felony Breaking or Entering for an offense he committed on July 26, 2025, at 2150 Eagles Wings Lane, Oxford, the home of Patricia Palabricia. He received a sentence of 6 months minimum to 17 months maximum. This sentence will run consecutively with the active sentence, and Mr. Bradley will be on supervised probation once he serves his active time. The case was investigated by the Oxford Police Department and the Granville County Sheriff’s office and was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps.
Chason Harris pleaded guilty to one (1) count of 2nd Degree Murder w/o Regard for the March 27, 2024, death of Ka’Ron Siplen. Mr. Siplen’s death was the result of Mr. Harris passing a school bus on Belltown Road around 8:00 am. Mr. Harris passed right after another car did; however, Mr. Harris never returned to his lane of travel and continued to pick up speed in the wrong lane. Mr. Siplen’s vehicle was in his correct lane of travel and Mr. Harris’s vehicle struck him head-on causing his death. Mr. Harris was 17 years old at the time of the offense and was originally charged as a juvenile. Mr. Harris received a split sentence of 94 months minimum to 125 months maximum. Mr. Harris will serve active time for 12 months of this sentence and will then be on supervised probation with numerous conditions, including 100 hours of community service. This case was investigated by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps.
