An Emmy-winning North Carolina television news producer accused of stalking his former wife allegedly entered her home through a second-story bathroom window, monitored her movements and repeatedly drove near the property before she sought a domestic violence protective order.
Randall Saunders Kerr, 55, was arrested Oct. 20 and charged with felony stalking and misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence protective order. Authorities allege he drove near the home of his former wife, longtime WRAL anchor Lynda Loveland, several times a day.
Court records obtained by News Media, including an arrest warrant and a complaint filed in December 2025, describe months of alleged harassment that Loveland said caused her to fear for her safety.
“I’m scared I’m going to wake up one night and see him standing there in my room,” Loveland wrote in the complaint.
Randall Saunders Kerr, 55, an Emmy-winning investigative producer at WRAL in North Carolina, was arrested Oct. 20, 2026, on felony stalking and misdemeanor domestic violence protective order violation charges involving his former wife, longtime WRAL anchor Lynda Loveland. (Wake County Jail)
According to the October arrest warrant, Kerr drove within 300 yards of Loveland’s home “multiple times daily” from Oct. 13 through Oct. 18, including on a street behind the property.
Loveland filed for protection in Wake County District Court on Dec. 19, 2025. She accused Kerr of tracking her movements, contacting her despite her wishes and repeatedly showing up near her home after their separation.
In a timeline submitted with the complaint, Loveland alleged that Kerr searched her personal belongings, monitored her text messages and emails and used shared technology to track her whereabouts.
Former WRAL anchor Lynda Loveland poses for a selfie near cattle at a farm in a photo shared on her Facebook page. (Lynda Loveland/Facebook)
She also alleged that Kerr sent up to 30 unwanted text messages each day after leaving their home in August 2025.
Loveland said she discovered an upstairs bathroom window open in October 2025. When she later confronted Kerr, he allegedly acknowledged using a ladder to enter through the second-story window, saying he needed to use the bathroom.
She said she changed the locks, routinely checked the doors and windows and eventually bought pepper spray because she was afraid Kerr might get inside the house.
A Wake County judge issued Loveland an emergency domestic violence protective order on Dec. 19, 2025. The order prohibited Kerr from contacting or harassing her and required him to remain at least 300 yards away.
The court later entered a consent protective order on Jan. 27, 2026, signed by both parties and approved by District Court Judge Rhonda Young.
Former North Carolina television anchor Lynda Loveland holds a catch-and-release animal trap in a photo shared on her Facebook page. (Lynda Loveland/Facebook)
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The consent order barred Kerr from contacting Loveland and generally required him to stay at least 300 yards from her, with a limited exception for events involving their adult children. It also prohibited him from possessing or buying firearms.
The consent order did not include findings of fact or conclusions of law regarding the allegations underlying the case.
Separate divorce records obtained by News Media show that Kerr and Loveland’s marriage was formally dissolved on Oct. 9, four days before the alleged stalking incidents began.
The couple married in April 2001 and separated in August 2025 after more than 20 years together. Court records show they have three adult children.
Loveland filed for divorce in August 2026, seeking to end the marriage after more than a year of separation and to resume using her maiden name, Lynda Lee Loveland.
Separate court records show the former couple had also been involved in a dispute over their marital home, with Kerr claiming in December 2025 that Loveland changed the locks after he moved out.
The two later reached an agreement over the division of marital property, with a Wake County judge approving a consent order in August 2026.
Kerr is a longtime investigative producer at Raleigh-based WRAL and was among three station employees honored with a regional Emmy Award in 2016 for a report titled “Swatting,” Capitol Broadcasting, the station’s parent company, announced at the time.
Following his arrest, a Wake County magistrate initially ordered Kerr held without release under North Carolina’s domestic violence pretrial release law.
A separate order issued Oct. 21 barred him from contacting Loveland and required him to comply with the existing protective order.
The order also prohibited Kerr from coming within 100 yards of the alleged victim or locations covered by the restrictions.
Kerr remains listed as being held without bond on a felony stalking charge, Wake County jail records reviewed by News Media show.
He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 6.
WRAL previously reported on Kerr’s arrest and the protective order obtained by his former wife. News Media reached out to the station for additional comment on Kerr’s current employment status but did not receive a response.
An attorney who represented Loveland in her divorce proceedings was also contacted for comment, while an attorney representing Kerr in the criminal case could not immediately be identified.