Tuesday (January 11) at 6:43 p.m., Deputies with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office responded a report of a man not breathing in a purple and blue Subaru at the intersection of Old North Road and Collettsville Road. Upon arrival of deputies and members of Caldwell County Emergency Medical Services the man was found to be deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. He was identified as 25-year-old Jose David Martinez Aguilera of Lenoir.
Sheriff’s Office investigators with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation responded and began a crime scene investigation. Investigators determined that the incident occurred outside a residence on Quailridge Court in Lenoir.
Kersey was taken into custody Wednesday morning by the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office at the Red Roof Inn on Blowing Rock Blvd in Lenoir. He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $750,000 Secured Bond. Dixon was arrested at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday by the Sheriff’s Office and was placed in that same facility without bond. Both suspects were scheduled to make first appearances in District Court today (January 13).Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY