On March 6, 2017 at approximately 12:47 p.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to 90 Morgan Drive, Zebulon after receiving a call from the alleged suspect that he had killed his mother with a knife.
Upon arriving on the scene a deputy encountered the suspect who was taken into custody without incident.
As a result of the investigation, the following individual was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder and Placed in the Franklin County Detention Center with no bond:
Oliver Mauricio Funes Machada
90 Morgan Drive
Zebulon, North Carolina 27597
DOB: 06/15/1998
Terry M. Wright
Chief of Staff
