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North Carolina man charged in Morristown hotel murder

Jacob Thomas Marzullo, 38, was charged with second-degree murder, a news release said.

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — A North Carolina man has been charged in the death of a man at an Econo Lodge in West Morristown on Monday, a news release from the Morristown Police Department said on Tuesday. 

Jacob Thomas Marzullo, 38, was charged with second-degree murder, the release said. Marzullo is from Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Officers were called out to the hotel around 6 p.m. Monday for a disturbance and medical call. Officers said the 42-year-old Thomas Frederick Taylor, Jr. was dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the victim was killed over a physical confrontation between the men after Marzullo went to Morristown to confront the victim about the alleged theft of Marzullo's property in North Carolina, the release said.

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Marzullo is currently incarcerated in the Hamblen County Jail without bond, according to the release.

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