On November 11, 2023, Robert Nelson was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen off Chase High Road in Forest City, North Carolina. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries several days later.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office presented evidence to a grand jury on January 22, 2024, and a true bill of indictment was returned charging 35-year-old William Arthur Steele of Spartanburg with second-degree murder. Steele surrendered on February 2, 2024, and was given a $600,000 bond. The investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about Nelson or the events near Chase High Road that might assist this ongoing inquiry, please contact the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.