ASHEVILLE - A Durham man pleaded guilty Sept. 5 to second-degree murder in the August 2023 death of Jeruan Spencer , who was found dead in a wooded area off McKinney Road in Candler.

Javorie Ammon Thompson, 27, entered the guilty plea in Buncombe County Superior Court, records show. He was sentenced to 143 months up to 184 months, or just over 15 years, in prison.

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