Man Gets Five To Seven Years For Fatal Shooting

28-year-old Tevin Jerome Davis of Statesville, will serve an active prison term of five to seven years following his conviction Thursday , January 21st in Catawba County Superior Court. The charges were for accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and second-degree kidnapping.

The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, imposed the sentence for Davis following his guilty plea in connection to the June 1, 2015, shooting death of 46-year-old Lancelot Kenyatta Ellison. He also entered guilty pleas to common law robbery and possession of a firearm by felon from a March 2015 incident.

Two other co-defendants are charged in connection with the death of Ellison and have pending court dates. As part of his plea, Davis agreed to provide testimony against those co-defendants if called upon to do so.

The investigation revealed that Davis drove a co-defendant to retrieve a gun and then to a Hickory residence where Ellison and his girlfriend were staying, with the intent to rob him of marijuana and money they were told the victim had in his possession.

When Davis and the co-defendant arrived at the residence, the co-defendant and victim had a brief verbal exchange before Ellison was shot three times by the co-defendant. During the robbery, a witness told investigators that a gun was put to her head and she was forced to the ground. She said she was told if she moved, they would shoot her.

Davis admitted to Hickory Police Officers that he took a gun from Ellison after the shooting and helped the co-defendant restrain one of two females at the residence so the robbery could be completed.

Story courtesy of Rob Eastwood-WHKY

Photo: Catawba County Detention Center