Authorities have launched a manhunt for Dominic Liam Connelly , a 24-year-old from North Carolina, suspected of killing his grandmother, Patricia Jean Timek Lopedote , and setting her house on fire in Craven County. The U.S. Marshals have joined the search, which began after Lopedote was found dead in her burned home on October 25. Connelly is also accused of stabbing a deputy in Vanceboro on October 29, who survived the attack.

Connelly was last seen in Vanceboro, North Carolina, and is considered armed and dangerous. He has ties to New York, and authorities believe he might have received outside help to evade capture. Sheriff Chip Hughes of Craven County stated that anyone assisting Connelly could face criminal charges .

The manhunt has involved multiple local, state, and

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