Three charged with murder in Johnston County

A mother and son and his girlfriend were arrested and charged with first-degree murder today after a 62-year-old man was found dead in a Johnston County residence.

The victim was identified as Bobby Glenn McLamb, a man who friends say lived around the area all his life.

Tammy Amaon, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, said deputies received a call from a friend who visited the victim's residence about 8 a.m. this morning. Deputies found the man with "multiple trauma to his upper torso" at 4321 N.C. 242 south.

Through their investigation, deputies learned possible suspects were near a migrant labor camp close to the man's home, Amaon said. They went to the labor camp, and a male suspect fled on foot to the nearby woods, she said. Deputies apprehended the suspect and also brought in two female suspects.

The suspects were charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon and are being held without bond.

The suspects, all of whom reside at 6928 Godwin Lake Road in Dunn, were identified as: Luis Angel Reyes Hernandez, 27; Nancy Hernandez, 48; and Amanda Jean Russell, 26.

The apparent motive was robbery, according to the sheriff's office.

Clayton McLamb, an unrelated employee at McLamb's LP Gas, said Bobby McLamb usually showed up for work at the gas and hardware store between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. each day.

"He was just a good employee. He would do anything you’d tell him to do and wouldn’t complain about it," Clayton McLamb said. "He’s just a good hardworking fellow."