Man's wife, daughter and 2 men arrested in death

ASHEBORO -- The wife and daughter of an Archdale man have been charged with murder in connection with his death in early September.

Two others were also arrested Tuesday and charged with murder.

Paul Donald Grainger, 72, of 7136 Suits Road, Lot 3, Archdale, was found dead in his residence Sept. 6 by Randolph County deputies answering a call of an unresponsive person.

He was found lying on the kitchen floor, in a puddle of blood, by his wife. She called 911 to report finding her husband on the floor about 9:40 p.m. According to the 911 tape, she also found the house filled with smoke, a pot burning on the stove and the bedroom ransacked.

Grainger's death was ruled a homicide and the sheriff's office appealed to the public for information about the man's death.

On Tuesday, the sheriff's office announced that its investigation into the death led to the arrests Monday night of Grainger's wife, Nancy Brooks Grainger, 60, and his daughter, Brandi Lea Grainger, 19, both of 7136 Suits Road, Lot 3, Archdale.

Two High Point men were arrested on Tuesday: Phillip Lee Mabe, 31, and Dylan Edwin Boston, 19, both of 819 Nance Ave., High Point.

All four have been charged with murder and felony conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. They are being held in Randolph County jail without bail.

The sheriff's office reported that the charges stemmed from "a tireless three-week investigation" that involved its Criminal Investigative Division, assisted by the State Bureau of Investigation, High Point Police Department, Misenheimer Police Department and Pfeiffer University, where Brandi Grainger was a student.

Details about how Paul Grainger died have not been released; his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill for an autopsy.