Casey Charles Bentley
Casey Charles Bentley, age 33, was arrested Labor Day morning by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and charged then with assault-inflicting serious bodily injury . The charge came as the result of an incident at the Wittenburg Access on Lake Hickory in the Bethlehem Community.
The investigation determined that Bentley attacked 55-year old Kenneth Young of Lenoir. Young allegedly had made inappropriate comments about Bentley’s teenage daughter. Young was taken to a regional medical facility and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, September 4th.
Bentley had been released under a secured $75,000 bond after original charges. He turned himself into the Alexander County Detention Center last Thursday after the murder charge was filed.
On Monday, Bentley requested for and was granted bond. The bond amount is $175,000 secured with stipulations that he must not have contact with the family of the victim and he may not leave the state of North Carolina.
Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office