ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - An arrest has been made in a murder that happened two months ago in Onslow County.

Onslow County deputies say 20-year-old Michael Ridgeway was arrested this morning in Marion.

He is charged with the September 9th shooting death of Steven Sanderford.

The 39-year-old Sanderford was found shot in the head at his home on Ruddy Court in the South Creek subdivision.

Deputies say Ridgeway was developed early on as a person of interest in the murder.

He is being returned to Onslow County where he will face a judge on Wednesday.

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