Two charged in Carolina Beach armed robbery

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Investigators with the Carolina Beach Police Department have arrested a pair accused in a home invasion.

Police said it happened yesterday just before 11 p.m. in the 800-block of Old Dow Road. The victim told police two people entered his home and took property from him a gunpoint.

Det. Scott Hettinger said in a news release that William Matthew Fought, 23, and Marissa Demille Markley, 19, were arrested and booked in the New Hanover County Jail. Records show Markley is facing conspiracy and robbery charges, while Fought is facing both burglary and robbery charges. Both were booked under $250,000 bonds each.