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ALBEMARLE, N.C. — The Stanly County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men Friday for the murder of a 75-year-old man after a 3-year investigation.
Johnnie Junior Osborne was shot at his home on Oct. 21, 2018. He later died at the hospital on Dec. 20, 2018 due to injuries.
Timothy Demond Wright, 34, of Albemarle, Johnny Wayne Wright, 26, of Albemarle and Justin Ryan Farmer, 34, of Thomasville were taken into custody on Sept. 10.
Each of the men have been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of discharging a weapon into occupied property causing serious bodily injury.
The individuals were booked into the Stanly County Ralph McSwain Detention Center with no bond and have an initial court appearance scheduled for Sept. 20.
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