Fort Bragg soldier facing burglary, assault charges for attack at bed and breakfast

Investigators say the attack happened around 3 a.m. at the Duncraig Manor and Gardens, on East Connecticut Avenue.

According to a police report, 25-year-old Jacob Lee broke in and assaulted the bed and breakfast’s owners: 73-year-old Donald Naysmith and his wife, 75-year-old Caroline Naysmith.

The couple's daughter said on social media that Jacobs severely beat the Naysmiths.

She said a former Marine who was staying at the inn heard the commotion and pulled Lee off of her father before he could do more harm.

Donald Naysmith’s bruising is settling in, his daughter said, and he looks pretty rough as the minor injuries become more visible.

Caroline Naysmith has a fractured vertebra, the daughter says.

Lee is a Specialist in the 82nd Airborne Division. He's been in the Army for three years and faces a number of civilian charges in the case, including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and first-degree burglary.

He faced charges in Texas in 2018 and 2019 for evading arrest and possessing prohibited and controlled substances.

He was being held in the Moore County jail under $300,000 bond.