A woman previously charged with second-degree murder on Jan. 7 after a man was found dead in Laurel Park has now been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.
A Hendersonville grand jury indicted Vanessa Annalee Ledbetter, 38, on first-degree murder on Jan. 30, 2024, the Henderson County Clerk of Courts confirmed.
Laurel Park Police Chief Bobbie Trotter said officers with the Laurel Park Police Department responded to an incomplete call at approximately 10:31 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. When officers arrived to the location at 16 Lake Drive, they located a white male victim lying in the rear patio area with an "obvious fatal wound," officials said.
The deceased was identified as Robin Bracken, age 58.
Police have not disclosed the type of fatal wound, but at the time, said an autopsy would soon be scheduled for the victim.
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