Authorities in North Carolina have made two more arrests in the slaying of a small town mayor and his wife. Mitchell Brinson and Dakeithia Nesha Andrews are suspected of involvement in the deaths of Leggett Mayor Gary Eugene Skelton Sr. and his wife, Jackie Dawn Skelton, according to the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office. According to Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson, Gary and Jackie Skelton were found shot to death in their home on North Carolina Highway 33 on Thursday. Edgecombe County Sheriffs Office Mitchell Brinson, 18, has been arrested in relation to the double homicide of Leggett Mayor Gary Skelton and his wife, Jackie Skelton. “The investigation is still active and ongoing,” the sheriff’s office said in a Saturday press release.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2018 16:30 UTC