Suspect in custody after 18yearold's body found in North Carolina
Nov 18, 2024
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man wanted in connection to the death of an 18-year-old found dead in Lincoln County has been taken into custody, officials say.
Deputies discovered the body of Sydney Bisson on Nov. 10, close to NC 150 East in the Boger City community. On Friday, deputies said they were searching for 34-year-old Gregory Clifford Houser of Bessemer City in connection to the case.
On Nov. 16, detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office made contact with Houser by telephone and he agreed to turn himself in. Houser was taken into custody at a relative's home on Clemson Lane around 3 p.m. on Saturday. He surrendered to officers without incident.
He was arrested on one felony count of concealing and failing to report a death. Houser also has current pending charges in Catawba, Mecklenburg, Lincoln and Gaston counties. He is being held in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center without bond.
The case remains active and ongoing.