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MORGANTON, N.C. — Michael James Moretz, 51, has been charged with two counts of felony murder following a fatal fire at a home on Swink Street.
Authorities found Michael Curtis Hallyburton, 63, and Joseph Kincaid Byrd Jr., 76, deceased on September 5 after the fire. Initially classified as a death investigation, the case has since been upgraded to a double homicide.
Moretz was arrested Monday and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the incident.
