WHITEVILLE, NC. (THECOUNT) — Whiteville, North Carolina woman, Samantha Nicole Ferrari, is now facing murder charges after the elderly man she allegedly attacked, passed away from injuries sustained during the assault.
Ferrari, 27, was taken into custody and initially charged with aggravated assault but those charges were upgraded to murder following the death of 79-year-old Lonzie Lee.
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Police responded to Memory Twins Cir, in Whiteville, NC, 10:50 p.m. on Oct. 22 on calls of a domestic disturbance.
Upon arrival, police found Lee on the floor covered in blood.
Lee was airlifted from Columbus Regional to New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he eventually succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
According to Major Alan May with the Whiteville Police Department, officers responded a report of a domestic disturbance at a home on Memory Twin Circle around 10:50 p.m. on Oct. 22 and found 79-year-old Lonzie Lee on the floor covered in blood. source
Ferrari remains in the Columbus County Jail under no bond for existing charges and the new murder charge.
Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,394 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Columbus County and is the county seat, according to Wikipedia.