21-year-old man accused of killing father in Yancey County

BURNSVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man has been charged with murdering his father following an early morning incident on Tuesday, according to the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a call in the Ferguson Hill area during the early hours of July 22. Following an investigation, authorities arrested 21-year-old John Claude Charlton and charged him with the murder of his father, Virgil John Charlton.

Charlton is being held without bond at the Yancey County Detention Center…

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