An arrest warrant has been issued in connection to the disappearance of 86-year-old Arzell Tuttle. More arrest warrants are expected to be issued.

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WEBVTT DOWN TO 31 IN THE MORNING. BRIANA: LANIE, THANK YOU. THE 20-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF KILLING AN 86-YEAR-OLD MAN MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY IN KING. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER ARZELL TUTTLE WAS REPORTED MISSIN KENNY: WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THIS BIG STORY. LET’S START WITH OUR KIRSTEN GUTIERREZ WHO WAS IN COURT TODAY AS THE SUSPECT FACED A JUDGE KIRSTEN. >> KENNY IT WASN’T LONG AFTER , THE PROSECUTOR FINISHED DESCRIBING THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO TUTTLE’S MURDER THAT THE JUDGE SWIFTLY DENIED BOND FOR WILLARD. THIS MORNING WILLARD WALKED , SLOWLY INTO THE COURTROOM. HE WAS IN SHACKLES, HE DID NOT SAY MUCH BESIDES RESPONDING TO THE JUDGE. WILLARD KEPT HIS HEAD DOWN WHILE HE HEARD HIS NEXT COURT DATE WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 13. RIGHT NOW, HE IS AT THE STOKES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. IN MIDST OF WILLARD’S ARREST, INVESTIGATORS IN FANCY GAP VIRGINIA FOUND A BODY OVERNIGHT. A BODY THEY BELIEVE IS TUTTLE’ INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING WITH THE KING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM IF IT IS IN FACT TUTTLE. A SECOND CAR, BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED TO TUTTLE’S DISAPPEARANCE, WAS FOUND IN WINSTON-SALEM YESTERDAY EVENING BEFORE WILLARD’S ARREST. ,THE FIRST CAR, WHICH BELONGED TO TUTTLE SPARKING HIS MISSING PERSONS CASE, WAS FOUND FRIDAY, AND IT HAD BEEN BURNED AND ABANDONED. A SEARCH WARRANT REVEALED BLOOD WAS SPLATTERED ACROSS THE PASSENGER AREA OF THE CAR. INVESTIGATORS ALSO FOUND SIGNS OF BLEACH AND EVIDENCE THE CAR WAS WIPED DOWN BEFORE IT WAS ABANDONED. THE WARRANT ALSO FOUND MORE BLOOD AND BLEACH IN TUTTLE’S GARAGE ON EAST KING STREET. A TRASH BAG, A RIFLE, AND SHEETS WERE AMONG THE ITEMS MISSING FROM TUTTLE’S HOME. KING POLICE BELIEVE WILLARD KILLED TUTTLE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LAST WEEK. TUTTLE’S FAMILY SAYS THE LAST TIME THEY SAW HIM WAS LAST TUESDAY. POLICE SAY ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN THIS CASE ARE LIKELY, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SUSPECTS. THEY’RE NOT RELEASING ANY MORE INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

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The man arrested in connection with the murder of an 86-year-old King man was denied bond during his first court appearance on Thursday. King police say Christian Lang Willard, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday for the murder of Arzell Tuttle.Police say Willard has been charged with first-degree murder. He is being held at the Stokes County Detention Center. Willard's next court date is scheduled for Feb. 13.Investigators believe Willard murdered Tuttle in his home on East King Street in King between the evening hours of Jan. 9 and the morning hours of Jan. 10.Additional charges in this case are anticipated, and so are additional suspects, police say.The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a body was located in Fancy Gap on Forest Haven Drive. Investigators have reason to believe the body is that of Tuttle, although the identification is unconfirmed at this point. Also on Wednesday, a search warrant application was released that provides disturbing new details regarding the circumstances surrounding Tuttle's disappearance. Family members discovered Tuttle was missing after his silver, 2007 PT Cruiser was found unoccupied and on fire Friday night near an abandoned home on Kentucky Avenue in Winston-Salem.The five-page document shared with WXII 12 News revealed that investigators with the King Police Department then went to Tuttle's rental home and found blood splattered in his garage. They also found his bedroom in disarray and a .22-caliber Marlin bolt-action rifle missing. King police said they found evidence that bleach may have been used to clean the home and the PT Cruiser.The warrant states that it appeared someone attempted to clean the car before abandoning it and investigators found a substance they recognized to be blood in the passenger area of the car.After learning that the car had been abandoned, Tuttle's son-in-law, Timothy Stewart, asked the landlord of the home to check the home. The landlord was later identified as a family member of the missing man.The landlord went to check the home, and while he was there, he was met by a King police officer and interim Police Chief Jordan Boyette.The landlord told police he had used his key to enter the residence a few moments before they arrived and had observed some things inside that were out of place.Former Police Chief Paula May told investigators that Tuttle had not been seen since Jan. 8, when he was visiting his daughter and Stewart.Police entered the home and said they found Tuttle's bed in a different spot, drawers open, no blanket or quilt on the bed and no trash bag liner in the primary trash can in the kitchen. Police also said they noticed several red spots in the garage that appeared to be blood. Family members say Tuttle usually kept his place clean and tidy, and slept with a cover, possibly a quilt, on his bed. They also say that it was his habit to make his bed every morning.The search warrant also said that Tuttle was known to carry a large amount of cash on his person, and was currently letting young men stay at his home. The young men were reportedly allowed to drink and smoke but Tuttle did not drink or smoke. Tuttle also allegedly allowed a young man and his girlfriend to stay with him. The young man did not have a car so Tuttle frequently gave him rides. Police searched around Tuttle's home, but did not find him. Tuttle remains missing at this time.On Wednesday, police responded to a Food Lion grocery store in Winston-Salem after finding a silver Pontiac car that King police believe is connected to Tuttle's disappearance.