A 39-year-old North Carolina woman was found dead Saturday in a Davidson County field, and police have made an arrest.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said they identified the woman as being from Winston-Salem and determined she had been assault and killed there and her body dumped in the field.
They did not provide any details about the murder or the investigation that led them to James Brewton, 56, who has been charged with first degree murder and booked into the Forsyth County Detention Center.
WXII identified the victim as Juana Gomez.
Brewton and Gomez were known to each other, the sheriff’s office said.
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[Featured image: James Brewton/Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office]