ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who told authorities he had killed four of his children and that the bodies were in the trunk of a vehicle at his home has been charged with murder after sheriffs deputies found human remains in his garage.

Wellington Delano Dickens III, 38, was charged Tuesday with one count of murder in the death of one of his children and is being held without bond in the Johnston County Jail, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office and court records. Multiple additional charges are anticipated, according to a sheriff's office news release on Facebook.

Dickens, of Zebulon, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Raleigh, called 911 on Monday evening and told the operator he had killed the children, the statement said.

Johnston County deputies respond

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