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Police: 2 Charged In 2013 Bronx Slaying

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Two men are facing murder charges a year after a Bronx man was found dead in his home.

Police announced Sunday that Jermaine White, 26, and Pearce Cuthbert, 31, also face charges of criminal possession of a weapon.

Police responding to a 911 call found 25-year-old Clayton Wright at his Wakefield home unresponsive with head trauma. He was declared dead at the scene.

Authorities did not say exactly how he died.

White, of Mount Vernon, New York, and Cuthbert, of the Bronx, were arrested last week.

Police did not know whether they have attorneys.

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