Hayden Drake Norris, 24, of Andrews, has been charged with murder in the death of Erick Lowe of Marble, according to a sheriff’s release.
During the early morning hours Saturday, Cherokee County Emergency 911 Communications received a call indicating a person at a home in Marble was deceased. Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services and Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on High Falls Road.
Upon entry, Lowe’s apparently lifeless body was discovered, the release says. The scene was secured, and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation was requested to assist in the investigation.
Later in the afternoon, information was discovered that allowed sheriff’s detectives to arrest Norris, who is incarcerated in the Cherokee County Detention Center under no bond. Norris was scheduled to be in Cherokee County District Court for his first hearing Tuesday.
“We thank Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services, Cherokee County Emergency Communications and the State Bureau of Investigation on the invaluable assistance,” Sheriff Derrick Palmer said in the release issued Monday.
“The investigation is ongoing, and we ask that anyone that may have information pertaining to this case, please call the tip line and leave your name and number, and an investigator will get back with you.”
To report suspicious activity and suspected violations of the law, call 837-1344 or email crime.tips@cherokeecounty-nc.gov.