A man was arrested in Johnston County Monday night for killing his four children.
According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 center received a call from 38-year-old Wellington Delano Dickens III, who told 911 operators that he killed his children. 
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Johnston County deputies arrived at the house on Springtooth Drive in Zebulon and found Dickens, who told deputies his 3-year-old son was inside the house and alive.
He then informed them that four of his other children were dead inside the trunk of a car in the garage. 
Deputies confirmed that the 3-year-old is alive. When they checked the car in the garage, they found human remains in the trunk that they believe had been there for a long time. 
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant for the house and established that Dickens had killed his three biological children, who were 6, 9 and 10, and an 18-year-old stepchild.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene, which is near the Johnston County and Wake County line.
The sheriff’s office said this is an ongoing investigation.
Dickens appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon. He will be assigned a public defender.
At the time of the news release, Dickens was charged with one count of murder in the death of his juvenile child. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said more charges are expected.
Authorities are holding Dickens without bond.
On Tuesday, Johnston County District Attorney Jason Waller declined to comment on the case.
WRAL News spoke with Chris Yingling, who lives near Dickens’ home.
“I woke up this morning and looked out waiting for a package and saw all these cops, and was like, ‘Hey mom, something is happening,’” Yingling said.
WRAL News asked Yingling how he’s holding up.
“It’s definitely a horrible thing to happen,” Yingling said. “I wouldn’t wish anything [like] this onto anybody.”
WRAL News also spoke with Charles Moore, who is Dickens’ great uncle.
Moore said he last saw Dickens about a year ago and “he seemed fine.”
Dickens is an Iraq War veteran, according to Moore.
“We know he had a little problem,” Moore said of Dickens.
WRAL News asked Moore specifically what kind of problem.
“He was in the service, and he had a problem ever since he came back, I think,” Moore said.
Moore shared how he felt learning of the news on Tuesday.
“Like anybody else I was just shocked,” Moore said. “You hear it, talk about it happening to other people. You just wouldn’t think it would happen to one of your own.”

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