Raleigh producer charged with stalking former wife, longtime anchor Lynda Loveland

A longtime investigative producer at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, faces felony stalking and misdemeanor charges after allegedly violating a protective order obtained by his former wife, longtime television news anchor Lynda Loveland.

Randall Saunders Kerr, 55, was arrested Oct. 20, 2026, following allegations that he repeatedly drove near Loveland’s home despite a court order requiring him to stay away.

According to an arrest warrant, Kerr allegedly drove within 300 yards of the property multiple times a day between Oct. 13 and Oct. 18, 2026, including along a street behind the residence.

The arrest came less than two weeks after the former couple’s divorce was finalized Oct. 9, 2026, and followed months of allegations involving unwanted contact, surveillance and unauthorized entry into Loveland’s home, according to the News & Observer. 

Kerr, an Emmy Award-winning investigative producer, has worked at WRAL, the NBC affiliate owned by Capitol Broadcasting Co. His current employment status has not been confirmed.

Loveland no longer works in television news and has worked as director of communications for the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation since 2017. She had worked at WRAL. 

Earlier stalking allegations led to protective order

The October arrest follows allegations Loveland made in December 2025, when she sought court protection from Kerr after their separation.

In a complaint filed Dec. 19, 2025, in Wake County District Court, Loveland described a series of incidents in which she believed Kerr was monitoring her activities, accessing her private communications and appearing near her home without permission.

She alleged that Kerr searched through her belongings, monitored her text messages and emails and used shared technology to track her location.

According to the complaint, Kerr continued contacting Loveland after moving out of their home in August 2025, sometimes sending as many as 30 unwanted text messages in a single day.

Loveland also described an October 2025 incident in which she discovered an upstairs bathroom window had been left open.

When questioned, Kerr allegedly acknowledged using a ladder to enter the home through the second-story window, claiming he needed to use the bathroom.

Loveland said the incidents prompted her to change the locks, check doors and windows and purchase pepper spray.

“I’m scared I’m going to wake up one night and see him standing there in my room,” she wrote in her complaint.

A Wake County judge granted an emergency domestic violence protective order Dec. 19, 2025, prohibiting Kerr from contacting or harassing Loveland and requiring him to remain at least 300 yards away.

The court subsequently approved a consent protective order Jan. 27, 2026, signed by both parties.

That order continued restrictions on contact and proximity, with a limited exception for events involving the couple’s adult children. It also prohibited Kerr from possessing or purchasing firearms.

The consent order was entered without findings of fact or conclusions of law concerning Loveland’s underlying allegations. It therefore did not constitute a judicial determination that Kerr had committed the alleged acts.

Divorce finalized days before arrest

Kerr and Loveland married in April 2001 and separated in August 2025 after more than two decades together. They have three adult children.

Loveland filed for divorce in August 2026, seeking to dissolve the marriage and restore her maiden name, Lynda Lee Loveland.

Court records indicate the former couple also disputed possession of their marital residence. In December 2025, Kerr claimed Loveland had changed the locks after he moved out.

A judge approved an agreement dividing marital property in August 2026.

Their divorce became final Oct. 9, 2026, four days before the period of alleged stalking described in the latest arrest warrant began.

WRAL producer previously recognized for investigative reporting

Kerr has worked as an investigative producer at WRAL, where his reporting has included investigations into crime and public safety.

In 2016, Kerr was among three station employees who received a regional Emmy Award for a report titled “Swatting,” according to Capitol Broadcasting.

The award recognized the station’s coverage of a practice in which individuals make false emergency reports to prompt armed police responses.

Loveland is also a longtime figure in North Carolina television news. She worked as an anchor at WRAL before moving into other professional roles.

The allegations involving Kerr have drawn attention because of the former couple’s connections to the same television station.

WRAL previously reported on Kerr’s arrest and the protective order. The station has not publicly clarified whether Kerr remains employed.

Kerr held without bond following arrest

Following Kerr’s Oct. 20, 2026, arrest, a Wake County magistrate initially ordered him held without release under North Carolina’s domestic violence pretrial release provisions.

A subsequent court order issued Oct. 21, 2026, prohibited Kerr from contacting Loveland and required him to comply with the existing protective order.

The additional restrictions also barred him from coming within 100 yards of Loveland or locations covered by the court’s conditions.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2026.

Kerr has not been convicted of the charges arising from his October arrest.