 Fayetteville police responded to welfare concern on June 12th at an apartment on Lapis Lane where they found a dead man on the kitchen floor. The FPD said they were tipped off on a killing that took place on June 8th. 33-year-old Benjamin Martin was found dead in the apartment with no one else inside, according to the report. Lawson was later apprehended by police. Lawson told police during a statement that he killed Martin after an argument.