Man who ran off after chase, car bursting into flames, left 1-year-old in car to die, investigators say Imhotep Osiris Norman charged with homicide by child abuse Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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CONDITIONS. CREWS WILL BE READY TO RESPOND TO OUTAGES AND EMERGENCIES, IF THEY HAPPEN. OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REMINDING PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM FALLEN POWER LINES. AND TO REPORT ANY OUTAGE ONLINE, YOU CAN GO TO DUKE-ENERGY.COM. NEW TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE MAN STATE TROOPERS SAY LED THEM ON A CHASE AND LEFT HIS DAUGHTER TO DIE IN A BURNING CAR. BUT THE FAMILY OF THIS SPARTANBURG FATHER CAME TO HIS DEFENSE IN COURT. >> IMHOTEP NORMAN WALKED INTO A COURTROOM FULL OF FAMILY. >> THE MURDER HOMICIDE OF A CHILD, CHILD ABUSE CASE, 20 YEARS UP TO LIFE IS WHAT THAT CAN CARRY. >> FULL OF TEARS. >> I’M SO SORRY. >> OFFICIALS SAY NORMAN LED STATE TROOPERS ON A CHASE UP I-85 BEFORE HIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND HE RAN OFF. >> THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING. IT WAS GOING 30 MPH AT THE TIME. IT STOPPED THEN ROLLED BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE ON FIRE >> TROOPERS SAY THEY SAW NORMAN THREW OUT A BAG OF DRUGS. THEY SAY HE WAS LATER ARRESTED, FOUND IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. AND INSIDE THE BURNING CAR TROOPERS SAY NORMAN LEFT BEHIND, HIS ONE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER XENA. >> MY SON LOVED HIS DAUGHTER WITH ALL HIS HEART. >> NORMAN’S MOTHER DEFENDED HER SON IN COURT. >> I JUST KNOW THE CAR WASN’T ON FIRE WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR. I WOULD HAVE STAYED IN THE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER. >> HIS GRANDMOTHER DOESN’T BELIEVE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, THOUGH NORMAN ADMITTED IN COURT HE SAW SPARKS. >> IF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, HE WOULD HAVE GONE BACK AND GOTTEN HIS BABY. HE WOULD HAVE DIED FOR HIS BABY. >> HIS GRANDMOTHER BELIEVES TROOPERS DID NOT FOLLOW PROTOCOL. >> ANYTHING WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE, YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE VEHICLE AND MAKE SURE SOMEONE IS IN IT. YOU DON’T KNOW WHO IS IN THE VEHICLE. >> THE JUDGE DENIED BOND TO NORMAN, AFTER REVEALING HE HAD OTHER WARRANTS ON WEAPONS AND DRUG CHARGES. >> HE’S A FLIGHT RISK AND A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY. >> SLED CONTINUES TO INVESTIGA

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