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.