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Myrtle Beach man charged with murder in NC

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Michael Helms (Source: Perquimans County Sheriff's Office) Michael Helms (Source: Perquimans County Sheriff's Office)

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) A Myrtle Beach man has been arrested and charged with murder after a North Carolina man was found dead in a ditch Tuesday morning.

Michael Dalton Helms, 19, was said to be in Perquimans County, NC working a construction job, NBC affiliate WAVY said.

The body of Chad Austin Colson, 27, of Hertford, NC was found in a ditch along Holiday Island Road just before noon Tuesday.

To read more on the arrest and what investigators say was the motive behind the murder, visit WAVY's story by clicking here.

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