MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Gastonia man has been arrested in connection to a woman found dead in a Mount Holly home Sunday.
According to the Gaston County Police Department, officers conducted a welfare check at 3:30 p.m. at a residence on Mistywood Drive, off of Kelly Road. Upon arrival, they discovered an unresponsive individual, later identified as 28-year-old Carly Bentley, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect, identified as Michael Lee Wall, 39, reportedly fled when officers arrived but was apprehended following an extended K9 track. Wall is being charged with:
- First Degree Murder,
- Obstruction of Justice, and
- Resist/Obstruct and Delay.
Wall is currently being held without bond at the Gaston County Jail. A cause of death has yet to be identified.
The Mount Holly Police Department and Stanley Police Department assisted in the investigation, which remains active.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call Det. M. Rheinson at 704-866-3320 or CrimeStoppers at 704-861-8000.
