Makeishia Elaine Parker, 43, is being held in the Durham County Jail without bond in the death of Willie Lee Burnett.
Officers were dispatched to Burnett's home on Ashe Street on Oct. 6, 2016. They found Burnett inside the home and saw that he was badly injured.
He was taken to the hospital, where eventually died in January 2017.
A medical examiner later ruled Burnett's death a homicide.