GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The Gaston County Police Department is investigating after a homicide victim was found during a welfare check Sunday afternoon.
Police said just after 3:30 p.m. they conducted a welfare check at a home on Mistywood Drive.
At the home, they found 28-year-old Carly Bentley unresponsive. Bentley would later be pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police said 39-year-old Michael Lee Wall was identified as the suspect in this case.
Wall was eventually arrested. He is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and resisting, obstructing, and delaying, according to police.
Wall’s first appearance in court on murder charges was at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. In court, police said they caught Wall attempting to load Bently’s body into a car with the help of his 16-year-old son.
Prosecutors did not give a cause of death, The Gaston Gazette reported, but said Bently’s body was badly bruised.
He is being held without bond at the Gaston County jail.
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