Two men charged with a 2019 murder in Statesville have pleaded guilty.
On June 21, 2019 the Statesville Police Department responded to a call at 431 Deaton Street in reference to a person being shot. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, 24-year old Marcus Jauqice Moore, in the yard suffering from a gunshot wound. Marcus Moore was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. During the investigation, it was discovered that Timothy Moore, brother of Marcus Moore, was also shot but did not sustain life threatening injuries.
The Criminal Investigations Division obtained warrants for Azontay Vontavious Sherrill and Quinton Que’shon Kasey for the homicide of Marcus Moore. Sherrill was apprehended on June 22, 2019, and Kasey was apprehended on June 23, 2019.
On Monday, Sherrill and Kasey appeared in Iredell County Superior Court and pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and Attempted Murder. Both received active sentences of 180 – 220 months in the North Carolina Department of Corrections.
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