A North Carolina fugitive has been arrested in Florida and charged in a June home invasion that left one dead.

William Anthony Strickland, 44, of Tadlock Road, Rocky Mount, is charged with first degree burglary, robbery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, a sheriff's report said.

Strickland was arrested Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla., and was extradited overnight to Scotland County. He is being held under a $100,000 bond.

The charges stem from a Wagram home invasion that left one of the assailants, Anthony Martin, of Kale Street in Wagram, dead.

Sheriff Shep Jones told the Laurinburg Exchange in June that the trio entered the home of 62-year Edmond Cooper at 23296 Wagram Street at about 12:30 a.m. through the back door, which had been left unlocked.

Debbie Cooper, Edmond's wife, was still up and a suspect knocked her out by striking her over the head. The men then entered the room of the Coopers' 15-year old son. The suspects used ziploc ties to restrain the juvenile. The three men then entered the hallway of the residence, according to Jones.

"Edmond Cooper came out of the bedroom with a gun," Jones said. "He fired several shots, hitting one of the suspects."

He said the two suspects left standing returned fire, while fleeing from the residence.

"Mr. Cooper was shot in the hand," Jones said.

Martin was dead when emergency personnel arrived on the scene, according to Jones. Edmond Cooper was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Jones said the two suspects may have fled with $1,000 from the residence.

"It shows the times we're living in when families are at home, where they are supposed to be safe, and they are violated," Jones said.

Wagram police assisted the sheriff's department in this case.