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Man charged with murder after wife found dead in car near Mooresville

Arthur Lee Givens V was charged with murder after his wife, Lailani Nicole Givens, was found shot to death in a car outside Mooresville.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A Charlotte man was arrested and charged with murder after deputies in Iredell County said his wife was found shot and killed in a car earlier this month. 

According to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, 34-year-old Lailani Nicole Givens was found in a car off of Rocky River Road near Vick Road on Feb. 19. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and the investigation began.

The sheriff's office has named her husband, 30-year-old Arthur Lee Givens V, as a person of interest in the homicide investigation. He also had outstanding warrants for assault by strangulation and assault on a female.

Iredell County deputies said they received a tip about Givens' whereabouts in Charlotte and he was found in the Oaklawn Cemetery on Feb. 26. Givens was arrested without incident and transferred into the custody of Iredell County deputies. 

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After an interview with Iredell County investigators, Givens was charged with murder in connection with his wife's death. He is being held in the Iredell County Jail without bond. Any person with information about this case is asked to contact the Iredell County Sheriff's Office immediately. 

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