Authorities have arrested three people in connection with the homicide of a 76-year-old woman who was found inside a burned home Tuesday night.
Kevin Hammonds, 25, Maribel Christina Cain, 24 and Lorie Lynn Sampson, 38, all of Lumberton have been charged in this case, according to Capt. Vernon Johnson with Lumberton police.
Lumberton police made the arrests Friday evening with the help of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, according to Johnson.
All three are facing first-degree murder, arson and burglary charges, among several others, according to a press release.
Lumberton officers and firefighters responded to a fire alarm on the 1200 block of Godwin Avenue around 9:43 Tuesday night. When the fire was put out, Annette Hendren Ivey was found inside the home dead, authorities said.