LINCOLNTON, N.C.,None — Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in connection with the death of Newton man.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a stabbing on Grandview Lane in Lincolnton at about 9:20 p.m. Friday. When deputies arrived on scene, they found Donald Lee Hoyle, Jr., 31, lying on the ground in front of the mobile home from a stab wound to the chest.
A witness told investigators 54-year-old Gary Farmer stabbed Hoyle.
Hoyle was transported to Carolinas Medical Center–Lincoln where he later died.
Deputies said they had responded to an earlier altercation at the same location at about 8:45 p.m., but no one wished to press charges.
Authorities charged Farmer with first-degree murder. His first court appearance hearing is scheduled for Monday.