​Chris Hartsell Charged with Murdering Sex Offender for Molesting His Son

Monday, Jan 4 2010

Chris Hartsell knew his friend William Ballance was a registered sex offender. In 1998, Ballance was placed on five years of probation for taking indecent liberties with a minor. Still, Hartsell was comfortable enough to move his family into Ballance's trailer home...

Until two weeks ago, that is. That's when the sheriff's department in Cabarrus County, North Carolina received a complaint that Ballance had molested one of Hartsell's children. Neighbors say the Hartsells quickly moved out.

On New Year's eve, deputies took out a warrant for Ballance's arrest for sexual abuse. But apparently Hartsell wanted something better than their kind of justice.

On New Year's day, neighbors heard three shots coming from Ballance's home. By the time police arrived, Ballance was dead.

Hartsell has now been charged with murder.

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/01/chris_hartsell_charged_with_mu.php

It's a shame that Hartsell put his children in that situation. One of his children has experienced being molested, which the child will carry with them through out their life. And their father will be in prison. As much as we'd like to take the law into our own hands, you can't do it.