KINSTON — The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man with concealment of death after discovering a dead woman in a Deanswood Drive residence.

Around 7 p.m. on Friday, the LCSO responded to a call of a deceased person on Deanswood Drive. Deputies arrived to find Carla Lee Soula dead inside her residence. She was 42.

Today, the LCSO located and arrested Steve Tyler Shifflett, 41, in connection to an LCSO investigation in conjunction with the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He was charged with one count of concealment of death and placed in the W.E. “Billy” Smith Detention Center under a $60,000 secured bond. He was also given an additional $2,000 secured bond for an outstanding order for arrest in an unrelated matter.

The investigation into this case continues.

Anyone having information concerning this case is encouraged to contact the LCSO’s investigation division at 252-559-6140 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.