Detectives from the Highlands County Sheriff's Office have made an arrest in the murder of a 95-year-old man.
Dominick Demundo wasfound dead in his kitchen Monday afternoon when deputies stopped to do a welfare check at his home.
Highlands County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer, Nell Hays, described it as a violent and graphic scene.
Demundo was found with stab wounds and cuts to the upper body.
On Thursday, deputies located Lace Heflin, 37, at a bank in Sebring. Deputies said she was in possession of a wallet that did not belong to her, in addition to cocaine.
During questioning, deputies gathered enough evidence to charge her with First Degree Murder.
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She is currently being held in the Highlands County Jail on no bond.
People can call Crime Stoppers with information about this case at 1 (800) 226-TIPS or the Highlands County Sheriff's Office at (863) 402-7250.
