ALBEMARLE, NC (WBTV)- A reward is being offered for new information after deputies say a man's body was found bound to a chair inside a Stanly County home earlier this week.

Stanly County Sheriff Rick Burris told WBTV that CrimeStoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information in the death of 27-year-old Jason Whitney Burleson.

Investigators say Burleson was found bound to a chair inside his home along the 27000 block of Groves Road, just outside of Albemarle, on Sunday afternoon.

"Evidence at the residence indicated that Burleson was the victim of a homicide committed by unknown person or persons," deputies told WBTV.

Sheriff Burris told WBTV that his department is "aggressively investigating" the case and that they are doing a number of interviews. 

"It's going to take some time, we have to cover all of our bases," Burris said on Wednesday morning. "But hopefully we'll be able to make an arrest."

Two people have been arrested in Stanly County in relation to a burglary that happened in October, according to officials.

On October 04, 2012, deputies with the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ingram Road in reference to a breaking and entering and larceny.

After the initial report, Detectives said they were able to identify Belinda Raye Cox, 42, as a suspect. She was arrested on April 11.  

Additional information provided by an Albemarle Police Detective led investigators to a pawn shop where a stolen mower was located, officials said.

Michael Curtis Freeman, 30, was then identified as an additional suspect. He was arrested on April 22.

Both Cox and Freeman were charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering.

Freeman was also charged with an additional count of obtaining property by false pretenses.

A total of 42,290 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide during this year’s “No Need 2 Speed” campaign, which ran March 25 through 31. 

Law enforcement officers from across the state partnered with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program to increase enforcement in an effort to put a stop to one of the main causes of crashes and fatalities on North Carolina’s roads – speeding.

“Law enforcement’s presence on our roads is imperative to reminding motorists to obey speed limits, and we greatly appreciate their dedication to keeping our roads safe,” said Becky Wallace, director of GHSP.

Officers also issued 3,157 safety belt and 587 child passenger safety violations and 1,111 drug charges.