STOKES COUNTY, N.C. – A man is behind bars after being accused of abducting and killing an 86-year-old man in King earlier this month.
- Christian Willard is charged with murdering 86-year-old Arzell Tuttle.
- Tuttle was last seen earlier in January.
- A body found in Virginia is believed to be him.
Police believe Christian Willard, 20, killed Arzell Tuttle, 86, in his home on King Street sometime between January 9 and 10.
Christian Willard
A body found in Virginia is thought to be Tuttle, though the State Medical Examiner’s Office has not officially confirmed that.
A car found in Winston-Salem is also thought to be linked to the crime.
Willard has been charged with first-degree murder. He is in the Stokes County Jail under no bond.
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