The mother of 7-year-old Zion Gibbs described the judge's decision as a gut punch.
Police say they found a 63-year-old woman stabbed to death inside a home in Fayetteville.
He is currently being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center under no bond.
The Fayetteville Police Department's Traffic Unit is continuing to investigate the crash.
A Fayetteville man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after a house fire killed his mother Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Cumberland County prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Fayetteville woman accused of killing her two adopted children.