CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man pleads guilty to a fatal shooting in west Charlotte from almost five years ago, court records show.
On April 7, 2020, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a call regarding a gunshot wound victim near the intersection of Willilyn Lane and Huntwood Drive around 7:30 a.m.
Officers found the victim, Joshua Leland Cox, 41, dead at the scene.
CMPD later arrested Robert Ward Alverson on April 14, 2020.
On January 23, 2025, Alverson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without regard and was sentenced to a minimum of around 10 to 13.5 years in prison. Alverson was granted a nearly five-year credit for the 1,745 days he spent in confinement before judgment day.