A man was found dead in a Sampson County home that went up in flames Sunday morning.
Just before 1 a.m., the Sampson County E-911 Center received a call of an assault victim and a house fire with a person inside on Alex Benton Road in Newton Grove. When deputies, fire crews and EMS arrived, the mobile home was engulfed in flames. A man was found dead inside the home.
They also found a woman who was injured in the front yard of the mobile home. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Sampson County Fire Marshal’s Office and Sampson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident with the help of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). This incident is being treated as an assault, homicide and arson case at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-592-4141.
