2nd arrest made in killing of elderly Lincoln woman

A second arrest has been made in the February killing of a 77-year-old eastern Lincoln County woman.

Amber Dawn Harris, 28, of Morganton, was arrested Monday on a felony charge of accessory after the fact of a felony, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announced. Harris was jailed on $30,000 bail.

Harris is accused of trying to help Chadwick Allen Bean, 40, of Morganton, cover up the killing of his grandmother, Lucille Miller Punch.

Bean was arrested Thursday on a charge of first-degree murder and is in jail without bond.

Sheriff’s Detective Lt. Tim Johnson said Harris is accused of helping Bean by burning his clothing in a wood stove and telling him she would be his alibi that he was not in Denver, N.C., at the time of Punch’s death.

Punch’s body was found by her son-in-law on Feb. 22. She had been stabbed multiple times in her home in the 400 block of Beth Haven Church Road in Denver, N.C., the sheriff’s office said.

This story was originally published June 16, 2015 at 12:05 PM with the headline "2nd arrest made in killing of elderly Lincoln woman."