 identified as 57-year-old William Jeffries, who's employed by the town. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation before being booked into jail. Jeffries is charged with attempted murder. Brennan Dixon, WBT News. Here in Charlotte, CMPD, happy with the way things went on July 4th. In Uptown, there were no major incidents of violence as we've seen in past celebrations in the Center City. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they made 12 arrests, 10 of them juveniles. Cops tried a new approach this year.