MPs announce two charges in 2023 Onslow County murder

ONSLOW COUNTY, NC (WITN) – Deputies in an eastern Carolina county are announcing two arrests in a murder that happened more than a year ago.

Onslow County deputies say Michael Holmes was arrested on August 2 and Alameen Hamm on May 28 for the murder of Christopher McKinnon.

McKinnon, 36, was found shot to death on Aug. 28, 2023, on Pony Farm Road. His body was found in a ditch and the man had been shot multiple times.

Hamm was apprehended after a brief chase, while Holmes was arrested in High Point by the Marshals Service. Both men have been charged with murder and conspiracy.

The sheriff’s office did not explain why there was such a long delay in releasing information about the murder arrests.