Fayetteville man charged with murder in Wade beating death

Joseph Pierre, Fayetteville Observer
Updated ·1 min read

A Fayetteville man was arrested Tuesday in a November beating death in Wade, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Kareem Jamal Butler, 50, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Christopher William Torok, 54.

Torok was found dead at his home in the 6000 block of River Road on Nov. 11. An autopsy determined his cause of death was blunt force trauma, the Sheriff's Office said.

Butler is being held in the Cumberland County jail without bail.

Further details were not released.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Major Crimes Cpl. R. Wolfe at 910-677-5464. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477); visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org online; or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for mobile devices.

Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Kareem Butler charged with murder in death of Christopher Torok