A man has been charged with murder, and authorities said they expect more arrests in connection with the shooting death last week of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged with Byrd’s murder and is scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m. “It gives this office great pleasure … to be able to share that one of the suspects we believe is involved in the death of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with murder in this case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said during the update. on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Walter Adams said Thursday that authorities expect more arrests to be made in the case. Citing the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office did not take questions Thursday afternoon from members of the media. “We encourage the public to come forward with any additional information they may have,” Adams said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 919-306-6931 or 919-306-7748. Adams said the lines are open 24/7. Adams was “leading the investigation,” according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eric Curry.
The Family of Ned Byrd: A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Walter Penney, Byrd’s uncle, reacted to Thursday’s news of Marin-Sotelo’s murder charge. “We’re happy. It’s been a roller coaster, so to speak,” Penney said. “We are happy in moments [and] he said to others. “The bottom line is we still miss our nephew.” Penney expressed his thanks to the researcher. “This is bittersweet,” Penney said. “We were hoping for the last two days [that] that would happen, and it did, and the law has prevailed.”
Deputy Ned Byrd was found shot to death on August 12, 2022
A series of calls overnight on the night of Aug. 11 brought Byrd and his K-9 partner to a rural area of Battle Bridge Road in southeast Wake County, according to Baker. Byrd, 48, was found dead around 1 a.m. on August 12. He had been shot multiple times and officials believe he was killed about two hours before he was found. Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin were taken into custody Tuesday in Burke County, west of Wake County, for questioning in Byrd’s murder. A cousin of the two men told WSOC-TV that they are brothers. WSOC-TV reported that the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled the two men over during two separate traffic stops along Interstate 40. The station reported that federal marshals arrested the two men. Burke County reporters shouted questions at the men as they were led in for questioning, but they did not respond. As of Wednesday afternoon, Marin was in federal custody, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Truck linked to Deputy Byrd’s death found in Winston-Salem
On Thursday, Baker confirmed that authorities had found a truck connected to Byrd’s murder. Late Wednesday night, multiple sources told WRAL News that a truck linked to the slaying of a Wake County deputy was located and taken into custody in Winston-Salem. “We are working on some very, very necessary other elements in this case, and so the work continues,” Baker said Thursday. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a white truck connected to Byrd’s death, but the truck found had been spray-painted red. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association announced Monday that the organization is offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Byrd’s murder.
Deputy Ned Bird’s funeral procession will be held on Friday
Byrd is the seventh law enforcement officer to be shot in the line of duty in North Carolina in the past three weeks.
Deputy Byrd recalled
WRAL will broadcast Deputy Ned Byrd’s funeral live Friday morning at 11 a.m. Byrd’s funeral arrangements have also been announced. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. Byrd’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church at 6339 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The Raleigh Police Department will close Glenwood Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the road is closed, Byrd’s casket will be placed in a caisson led by the State Highway Patrol’s Caisson Unit for transport to Providence Baptist Church. Members of the sheriff’s office will serve as pallbearers. After the service, law enforcement will follow the hearse that will take Byrd’s remains to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home at 300 Saint Mary’s St.
More on that
title: “Wake Deputy Ned Byrd Murder Suspect Wral.Com Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Patrica Brooks”
A man has been charged with murder, and authorities said they expect more arrests in connection with the shooting death last week of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged with Byrd’s murder and is scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m. “It gives this office great pleasure … to be able to share that one of the suspects we believe is involved in the death of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with murder in this case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said during the update. on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Walter Adams said Thursday that authorities expect more arrests to be made in the case. Citing the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office did not take questions Thursday afternoon from members of the media. “We encourage the public to come forward with any additional information they may have,” Adams said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 919-306-6931 or 919-306-7748. Adams said the lines are open 24/7. Adams was “leading the investigation,” according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eric Curry.
The Family of Ned Byrd: A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Walter Penney, Byrd’s uncle, reacted to Thursday’s news of Marin-Sotelo’s murder charge. “We’re happy. It’s been a roller coaster, so to speak,” Penney said. “We are happy in moments [and] he said to others. “The bottom line is we still miss our nephew.” Penney expressed his thanks to the researcher. “This is bittersweet,” Penney said. “We were hoping for the last two days [that] that would happen, and it did, and the law has prevailed.”
Deputy Ned Byrd was found shot to death on August 12, 2022
A series of calls overnight on the night of Aug. 11 brought Byrd and his K-9 partner to a rural area of Battle Bridge Road in southeast Wake County, according to Baker. Byrd, 48, was found dead around 1 a.m. on August 12. He had been shot multiple times and officials believe he was killed about two hours before he was found. Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin were taken into custody Tuesday in Burke County, west of Wake County, for questioning in Byrd’s murder. A cousin of the two men told WSOC-TV that they are brothers. WSOC-TV reported that the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled the two men over during two separate traffic stops along Interstate 40. The station reported that federal marshals arrested the two men. Burke County reporters shouted questions at the men as they were led in for questioning, but they did not respond. As of Wednesday afternoon, Marin was in federal custody, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Truck linked to Deputy Byrd’s death found in Winston-Salem
On Thursday, Baker confirmed that authorities had found a truck connected to Byrd’s murder. Late Wednesday night, multiple sources told WRAL News that a truck linked to the slaying of a Wake County deputy was located and taken into custody in Winston-Salem. “We are working on some very, very necessary other elements in this case, and so the work continues,” Baker said Thursday. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a white truck connected to Byrd’s death, but the truck found had been spray-painted red. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association announced Monday that the organization is offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Byrd’s murder.
Deputy Ned Bird’s funeral procession will be held on Friday
Byrd is the seventh law enforcement officer to be shot in the line of duty in North Carolina in the past three weeks.
Deputy Byrd recalled
WRAL will broadcast Deputy Ned Byrd’s funeral live Friday morning at 11 a.m. Byrd’s funeral arrangements have also been announced. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. Byrd’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church at 6339 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The Raleigh Police Department will close Glenwood Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the road is closed, Byrd’s casket will be placed in a caisson led by the State Highway Patrol’s Caisson Unit for transport to Providence Baptist Church. Members of the sheriff’s office will serve as pallbearers. After the service, law enforcement will follow the hearse that will take Byrd’s remains to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home at 300 Saint Mary’s St.
More on that
title: “Wake Deputy Ned Byrd Murder Suspect Wral.Com Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Kim Shaikh”
A man has been charged with murder, and authorities said they expect more arrests in connection with the shooting death last week of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged with Byrd’s murder and is scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m. “It gives this office great pleasure … to be able to share that one of the suspects we believe is involved in the death of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with murder in this case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said during the update. on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Walter Adams said Thursday that authorities expect more arrests to be made in the case. Citing the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office did not take questions Thursday afternoon from members of the media. “We encourage the public to come forward with any additional information they may have,” Adams said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 919-306-6931 or 919-306-7748. Adams said the lines are open 24/7. Adams was “leading the investigation,” according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eric Curry.
The Family of Ned Byrd: A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Walter Penney, Byrd’s uncle, reacted to Thursday’s news of Marin-Sotelo’s murder charge. “We’re happy. It’s been a roller coaster, so to speak,” Penney said. “We are happy in moments [and] he said to others. “The bottom line is we still miss our nephew.” Penney expressed his thanks to the researcher. “This is bittersweet,” Penney said. “We were hoping for the last two days [that] that would happen, and it did, and the law has prevailed.”
Deputy Ned Byrd was found shot to death on August 12, 2022
A series of calls overnight on the night of Aug. 11 brought Byrd and his K-9 partner to a rural area of Battle Bridge Road in southeast Wake County, according to Baker. Byrd, 48, was found dead around 1 a.m. on August 12. He had been shot multiple times and officials believe he was killed about two hours before he was found. Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin were taken into custody Tuesday in Burke County, west of Wake County, for questioning in Byrd’s murder. A cousin of the two men told WSOC-TV that they are brothers. WSOC-TV reported that the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled the two men over during two separate traffic stops along Interstate 40. The station reported that federal marshals arrested the two men. Burke County reporters shouted questions at the men as they were led in for questioning, but they did not respond. As of Wednesday afternoon, Marin was in federal custody, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Truck linked to Deputy Byrd’s death found in Winston-Salem
On Thursday, Baker confirmed that authorities had found a truck connected to Byrd’s murder. Late Wednesday night, multiple sources told WRAL News that a truck linked to the slaying of a Wake County deputy was located and taken into custody in Winston-Salem. “We are working on some very, very necessary other elements in this case, and so the work continues,” Baker said Thursday. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a white truck connected to Byrd’s death, but the truck found had been spray-painted red. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association announced Monday that the organization is offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Byrd’s murder.
Deputy Ned Bird’s funeral procession will be held on Friday
Byrd is the seventh law enforcement officer to be shot in the line of duty in North Carolina in the past three weeks.
Deputy Byrd recalled
WRAL will broadcast Deputy Ned Byrd’s funeral live Friday morning at 11 a.m. Byrd’s funeral arrangements have also been announced. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. Byrd’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church at 6339 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The Raleigh Police Department will close Glenwood Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the road is closed, Byrd’s casket will be placed in a caisson led by the State Highway Patrol’s Caisson Unit for transport to Providence Baptist Church. Members of the sheriff’s office will serve as pallbearers. After the service, law enforcement will follow the hearse that will take Byrd’s remains to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home at 300 Saint Mary’s St.
More on that
title: “Wake Deputy Ned Byrd Murder Suspect Wral.Com Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Della Bruce”
A man has been charged with murder, and authorities said they expect more arrests in connection with the shooting death last week of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged with Byrd’s murder and is scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m. “It gives this office great pleasure … to be able to share that one of the suspects we believe is involved in the death of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with murder in this case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said during the update. on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Walter Adams said Thursday that authorities expect more arrests to be made in the case. Citing the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office did not take questions Thursday afternoon from members of the media. “We encourage the public to come forward with any additional information they may have,” Adams said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 919-306-6931 or 919-306-7748. Adams said the lines are open 24/7. Adams was “leading the investigation,” according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eric Curry.
The Family of Ned Byrd: A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Walter Penney, Byrd’s uncle, reacted to Thursday’s news of Marin-Sotelo’s murder charge. “We’re happy. It’s been a roller coaster, so to speak,” Penney said. “We are happy in moments [and] he said to others. “The bottom line is we still miss our nephew.” Penney expressed his thanks to the researcher. “This is bittersweet,” Penney said. “We were hoping for the last two days [that] that would happen, and it did, and the law has prevailed.”
Deputy Ned Byrd was found shot to death on August 12, 2022
A series of calls overnight on the night of Aug. 11 brought Byrd and his K-9 partner to a rural area of Battle Bridge Road in southeast Wake County, according to Baker. Byrd, 48, was found dead around 1 a.m. on August 12. He had been shot multiple times and officials believe he was killed about two hours before he was found. Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin were taken into custody Tuesday in Burke County, west of Wake County, for questioning in Byrd’s murder. A cousin of the two men told WSOC-TV that they are brothers. WSOC-TV reported that the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled the two men over during two separate traffic stops along Interstate 40. The station reported that federal marshals arrested the two men. Burke County reporters shouted questions at the men as they were led in for questioning, but they did not respond. As of Wednesday afternoon, Marin was in federal custody, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Truck linked to Deputy Byrd’s death found in Winston-Salem
On Thursday, Baker confirmed that authorities had found a truck connected to Byrd’s murder. Late Wednesday night, multiple sources told WRAL News that a truck linked to the slaying of a Wake County deputy was located and taken into custody in Winston-Salem. “We are working on some very, very necessary other elements in this case, and so the work continues,” Baker said Thursday. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a white truck connected to Byrd’s death, but the truck found had been spray-painted red. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association announced Monday that the organization is offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Byrd’s murder.
Deputy Ned Bird’s funeral procession will be held on Friday
Byrd is the seventh law enforcement officer to be shot in the line of duty in North Carolina in the past three weeks.
Deputy Byrd recalled
WRAL will broadcast Deputy Ned Byrd’s funeral live Friday morning at 11 a.m. Byrd’s funeral arrangements have also been announced. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. Byrd’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church at 6339 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The Raleigh Police Department will close Glenwood Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the road is closed, Byrd’s casket will be placed in a caisson led by the State Highway Patrol’s Caisson Unit for transport to Providence Baptist Church. Members of the sheriff’s office will serve as pallbearers. After the service, law enforcement will follow the hearse that will take Byrd’s remains to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home at 300 Saint Mary’s St.
More on that
title: “Wake Deputy Ned Byrd Murder Suspect Wral.Com Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-12” author: “Richard Lawrence”
A man has been charged with murder, and authorities said they expect more arrests in connection with the shooting death last week of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged with Byrd’s murder and is scheduled to appear in court at 2 p.m. “It gives this office great pleasure … to be able to share that one of the suspects we believe is involved in the death of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with murder in this case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said during the update. on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Walter Adams said Thursday that authorities expect more arrests to be made in the case. Citing the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office did not take questions Thursday afternoon from members of the media. “We encourage the public to come forward with any additional information they may have,” Adams said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 919-306-6931 or 919-306-7748. Adams said the lines are open 24/7. Adams was “leading the investigation,” according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Eric Curry.
The Family of Ned Byrd: A Roller Coaster of Emotions
Walter Penney, Byrd’s uncle, reacted to Thursday’s news of Marin-Sotelo’s murder charge. “We’re happy. It’s been a roller coaster, so to speak,” Penney said. “We are happy in moments [and] he said to others. “The bottom line is we still miss our nephew.” Penney expressed his thanks to the researcher. “This is bittersweet,” Penney said. “We were hoping for the last two days [that] that would happen, and it did, and the law has prevailed.”
Deputy Ned Byrd was found shot to death on August 12, 2022
A series of calls overnight on the night of Aug. 11 brought Byrd and his K-9 partner to a rural area of Battle Bridge Road in southeast Wake County, according to Baker. Byrd, 48, was found dead around 1 a.m. on August 12. He had been shot multiple times and officials believe he was killed about two hours before he was found. Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin were taken into custody Tuesday in Burke County, west of Wake County, for questioning in Byrd’s murder. A cousin of the two men told WSOC-TV that they are brothers. WSOC-TV reported that the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled the two men over during two separate traffic stops along Interstate 40. The station reported that federal marshals arrested the two men. Burke County reporters shouted questions at the men as they were led in for questioning, but they did not respond. As of Wednesday afternoon, Marin was in federal custody, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Truck linked to Deputy Byrd’s death found in Winston-Salem
On Thursday, Baker confirmed that authorities had found a truck connected to Byrd’s murder. Late Wednesday night, multiple sources told WRAL News that a truck linked to the slaying of a Wake County deputy was located and taken into custody in Winston-Salem. “We are working on some very, very necessary other elements in this case, and so the work continues,” Baker said Thursday. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a white truck connected to Byrd’s death, but the truck found had been spray-painted red. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association announced Monday that the organization is offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Byrd’s murder.
Deputy Ned Bird’s funeral procession will be held on Friday
Byrd is the seventh law enforcement officer to be shot in the line of duty in North Carolina in the past three weeks.
Deputy Byrd recalled
WRAL will broadcast Deputy Ned Byrd’s funeral live Friday morning at 11 a.m. Byrd’s funeral arrangements have also been announced. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home at 7209 Glenwood Ave. Byrd’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church at 6339 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The Raleigh Police Department will close Glenwood Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the road is closed, Byrd’s casket will be placed in a caisson led by the State Highway Patrol’s Caisson Unit for transport to Providence Baptist Church. Members of the sheriff’s office will serve as pallbearers. After the service, law enforcement will follow the hearse that will take Byrd’s remains to the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home at 300 Saint Mary’s St.
