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STATESVILLE, NC – Statesville Police say they’ve arrested 27-year-old Marcellus Brown Jr. Brown is accused of killing his girlfriend’s ex, 46-year-old Luis Mendoza at a home on Harris Street. Β
William Bullin, who also lives at the house, says he was asleep when it happened. Β He called 911 after getting beaten up during the ordeal. Β “He started hitting me with something,” Bullin says. “Busted me up pretty bad.”Β
Investigators say earlier in the evening, Mendoza had gotten in an argument with his ex-girlfriend at the house. Β She left, but her new boyfriend, Brown, showed up just after midnight. Β
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“Don’t surprise me. Don’t surprise me at all,” says Lisa Sheriff. Β Sheriff says she lives at the house too, but is in the process of moving out. Β “There’s a lot of drama that goes on in this house,” she says. “It’s just a lot of fighting and arguing going on here.”Β
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She returned Sunday to take her belongings after being out of town for a week.Β “My momma was, she was afraid it would be me, to be honest with ya,” Sheriff says.
