neighbors say tico hearne was we loved trout this community. >> a lot of times he would have his radio on and he would be out dancing, as people would come blow the horn, or go on the sidewalk and dance with him. >> reporter: we checked and found that the suspect, tony hearne was released from federal prison in december. neighbors say his uncle lived here alone prior to his release. tony hearne has a lengthy criminal past, including assault with a deadly weapon, assault on an officer, and animal fighting charges. you can see more of our chopper video and the interview with the suspect on our home page. >>> chief meteorologist steve udelson is tracking the conditions. >> we're about to see another aspect of spring, more moisture, or humidity. these shades of katrina, you can see on our future cast, shows that humidity returning all over the carolinas. you can already see some clouds spilling across the mountains and into the charlotte area. no issues with fog just yet, but that will soon change. low patches of fog. you run into problems on the road. that's what some neighborhoods will f

afternoon going through the home where they believe tony hearne may have killed his uncle robert hearne, jr. known as tico. as investigators work the crime scene tico's friends stopped by to pay their respects. >> i heard about it yesterday and i went to church and cried. and just sad. >> tony hearne has a long history with the law. we caught up with him in 1997 when he was convicted of dog fighting charges. records show he then moved on to drugs, he served hard time. and now today investigators were searching hearne's home for evidence, linked to a much more serious crime. executed here did find evidence that will be linked with the homicide in alexander county and will be used toward their investigations. >> police did not give details about what was collected but they said what was gathered will be significant in court. >> i do know the evidence that was collected will be used to help prosecute this case. >> as investigators continue to button up their investigation the victim's friends are trying to make sense of it all. what would make a man kill his uncle? >> it don't make no sense to do it to his u

afternoon going through the home where they believe tony hearne may have killed his uncle robert hearne, jr. known as tico. as investigators work the crime scene tico's friends stopped by to pay their respects. >> i heard about it yesterday and i went to church and cried. and just sad. >> tony hearne has a long history with the law. we caught up with him in 1997 when he was convicted of dog fighting charges. records show he then moved on to drugs, he served hard time. and now today investigators were searching hearne's home for evidence, linked to a much more serious crime.

they believe tony hearne killed his uncle tico. he and linsey lentz were arrested while trying to bury the body anularia way in alexander county -- an hour away in alexander county. hearne said he choked his uncle to death in self-defense and both suspects are charged with murder. >>> count on channel 9 to day and watch eyewitness news tonight starting at 5:00 for the latest on the investigation. >>> today a man accused of scamming local car dealers is due in court for a probable cause hearing. charlotte-mecklenburg police arrested this man bernard gray last month. they say he used bogus credit card to buy cars at three different lots. they say when he put the number in the credit card key pad each sale was approved even though they weren't. he's out on bond and charged with obtaining property by false pretense. >>> some residents say north carolina's new sales tax is confusing. this, businesses like car repair shops started charging more for the work at the beginning of the month but analysts say it created an uneven playing field