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Woman pleads guilty, gets at least 5 years in Asheville murder

4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Woman pleads guilty, gets at least 5 years in Asheville murder

Erika Denise Frisby Photo: Contributed/Buncombe County Sheriff's Office


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A woman charged in connection with a 2023 Asheville homicide pleaded guilty Monday to helping conceal the crime.

Erika Denise Frisby, 24, entered a guilty plea in Buncombe County Superior Court to accessory after the fact to second-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Jeruan Spencer. Judge Alan Thornburg sentenced her to 60 to 84 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction — a minimum of five years in custody.

Spencer’s body was discovered in August 2023 in a wooded area off McKinney Road. Investigators determined he had been shot while inside a vehicle on Haywood Road in West Asheville.

Frisby was initially charged with second-degree murder after a warrant was issued in May 2025. Authorities later concluded her role was limited to destroying evidence after Spencer’s killing.

Javorie Ammon Thompson, 26, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and was sentenced to between 143 and 184 months in prison.

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