A press conference Thursday morning by Burke County Sheriff Steve Whisenant reveals circumstances surrounding last week’s homicide in Connelly Springs.

37-year-old Joshua Nathaniel Beard of Lenoir was arrested and served with a murder warrant Wednesday in Myrtle Beach.

Investigators suspect Beard may have been attempting to purchase furniture from Robin Berry Teague on the evening of her death.

Authorities discovered Teague’s body inside a residence on US 70 after suffering a fatal blow to the head.

Working from tips and surveillance video, authorities identified the suspect and checked his Lenoir residence after obtaining search warrants.

The truck of interest and other items were seized during the search.

Working from information gathered by the Burke Sheriff’s Office and SBI, investigators proceeded to contact SC law enforcement and Myrtle Beach Police regarding Beard’s whereabouts leading to his arrest.

Beard has previous charges in Caldwell County for felony hoax by fake bomb with a July court date.

He was also served a warrant for felony breaking and entering, and larceny after breaking and entering from an incident last April in Burke County.

A Lincoln County grand jury has returned a true bill of indictment charging a former Catawba County Sheriff candidate with multiple felonies and misdemeanors.

Reports say 46-year-old Jason Coy Reid is charged with felony embezzlement by a local officer, felony larceny, and one misdemeanor count each of cyberstalking, stalking, and willfully failing to discharge duties.

In their indictment, the grand jury states it believes there is enough evidence to support that Reid willfully and unlawfully placed an electronic tracking device on his ex-girlfriend’s car without her consent and contacted her via text message stating knowledge of her location.

Reportedly, the text messages began on or around July 1^st 2017 and ended August 2^nd 2017; while the tracking device was in use from July 30^th 2017 through the following August 2^nd.

Reid was a captain for the Catawba Narcotics division in August 2017 and used a tracking device that belonged to the Sheriff’s office according to the indictment.

His bond has been set at 10-thousand-dollars secured with a first court appearance in Lincoln County today.

Lincoln County authorities have arrested a man wanted in Winston Salem in connection with an attempted armed robbery there.

27-year-old Javier Osorio of Charlotte was detained by officers while at a residence in Maiden.

A news release states deputies made repeated attempts to get Osorio to exit the residence, but they finally entered the home and found him hiding in a bedroom.

He was placed in custody without incident and served with outstanding warrants charging him with felony attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and felony first-degree burglary.

Osorio was detained without bond, and turned over to the Forsyth County authorities.