IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A resident at an Iredell County senior living facility is facing charges after investigators said he beat his roommate to death earlier this month.
The Iredell County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported assault at Heritage Place Living Center in Statesville a little before 9 p.m. on Friday, June 2. Employees called 911 after they found a resident who had been assaulted by a roommate.
When deputies arrived, they found 69-year-old Mark Gray Leggette suffering from multiple injuries he suffered during the alleged attack. Leggette was conscious at the time but he'd been hit over the head with a blunt object, according to the sheriff's office report. Leggette was taken by ambulance to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Leggette's roommate, 61-year-old Greggory Gerald Warner, was taken into custody immediately. Multiple witnesses spoke with investigators about the incident and Warner was interviewed by detectives. He was charged with assault inflicting serious injury and given a $20,000 bond.
Leggette died in the hospital a few days later. When deputies learned that Leggette died as a result of his injuries, they got a warrant against Warner for first-degree murder, which was served while he was still in jail. Warner is being held in the Iredell County jail without bond.
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