Police: Man Arrested For Stabbing Woman To Death In East Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police say they arrested a man after a woman was found stabbed to death on the side of a road in east Charlotte.

Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were called to Bending Branch Road and Denbur Drive just after 9:30pm on May 4th to assist MEDIC.  Once they arrived on the scene, they found 19-year-old Audeja Sutton dead from multiple stab wounds.

During the course of the investigation, detectives say they identified 20-year-old Tylek Hamilton as a suspect in the case.  He was taken into custody and has now been charged with murder.

Suspect: Tylek Hamilton

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective.