Suspect charged with murder after missing man found dead in Cumberland County

HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has charged a suspect with murder after a missing man was found dead Monday.

Detectives found the body of Aaron Ray Ralston, 36, near the 4700 block of Arlington Street in Hope Mills.
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Jeffrey Lennon Walters, 34, of Hope Mills has been charged with first-degree murder.



Walters was booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center and held without bond. He is set for a first appearance at the Cumberland County Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon.
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Anyone with further information on this case is asked to contact Detective Sgt J. Mcleod at (910) 677-5548 or Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically.