Sofornia Faulkner, 47, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and is being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center on a $250,000 secured bond.
Officials discovered the body of 51-year-old Daren White after responding to a call from a passerby in the 300 block of Andy Street.
White was pronounced dead on the scene and was sent to the Chief Medical Examiner's office to determine a cause of death.
The investigation revealed Faulkner assaulted White with her Honda Civic during a dispute. The two were in a domestic relationship for a number of years.
Fayetteville police have no additional information to release.
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