Son charged after 72-year-old father found dead at Huntersville home
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call 704-464-5385 or North Meck Crimestoppers at 704-896-7867.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – A domestic assault call in Huntersville ended with one man found dead and his son being taken into custody.
On Tuesday afternoon, officers were called for a domestic assault with injuries at a home on Ramah Church Road, Huntersville Police said.
When police arrived, they found a man dead inside the home. He was identified as Oliver Lloyd Johnston Jr., 72, who lived at the address, according to information from the department.
Nathan Lloyd Johnston, 44, who also lives at the Ramah Church Road address, was immediately taken into custody, officers said. He has been charged with murder and is currently held at the Mecklenburg County Jail with no bond, according to Huntersville Police.
Investigators confirmed the victim and the suspect are father and son.
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call 704-464-5385 or North Meck Crimestoppers at 704-896-7867.
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