INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — A Union County man has been arrested and charged in the death of his wife, the Union County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
Around 10:15 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to the home on Paddle Wheel Lane. After receiving information that there may be a deceased person inside the home, detectives and the Special Response Team, made up of law enforcement in tactical gear, also responded to the neighborhood
Inside the home, authorities found the deceased, identified as 48-year-old Ashley Drinnon. Investigators have charged her 53-year-old husband, Timothy Drinnon, with first-degree murder.
"Detectives remain hard at work determining Drinnion's potential motives in the killing of his wife and will continue to follow up on any and all leads that may arise," Union County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Lt. James Maye said in a released statement.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Union County Sheriff's Office at 704-283-3789 or Union County Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600.
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