Triad man affiliated with 'Money Bag Gang' sentenced to at least 13 years in prison

A man will spend at least 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, according to the Forsyth County Prosecutor's Office. On August 22, 2022, at 12:30 p.m., Ashley Hartwell was discovered in a bush behind a vacant house on East 17th Street. She had been shot in the head and somehow she was still alive. Featured Another mysterious object lands in North Carolina – this time, crashing into someone's house. Winston-Salem police are asking for help finding a 19-year-old missing from Quarry Park after a car eluded police. Former Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba was hired on an interim basis during the Zebulon months. after the controversyGet the latest interesting news by clicking hereThe people who found her called EMS and emergency personnel immediately realized Hartwell had been shot and called the police.Investigators found no gun or shell casings shell near Hartwell's body. She died from her injuries three days later on August 25. Investigators learned Hartwell lived with a friend in the 1000 block of E 17th Street, very close to where her body was found. Evidence was also found that she worked for the “Money Bag Gang”, which is a local subgroup of the Bloods, in exchange for illegal drugs. The Money Bag Gang had set up an apartment nearby as a drug house. Demetrius White, who was a minor at the time, was known as one of the gang's “enforcers.” On August 25, 2022, the day Hartwell died, a friend of his called investigators and identified White as the shooter. Watch: NOWCAST TV News Streaming Detectives met with the friend, who told them that on the day of Hartwell's shooting, she was present with her at the drug house when drugs went missing. The friend then told detectives Hartwell was facing drug charges. theft and left the house in anger. A high-ranking member of the gang then told White to “go get her.” According to the friend, he returned a few minutes later without Hartwell and said he had “shot him,” to get the spent shell casing. Later Then another witness, another friend of Hartwell's, came forward. The witness was also affiliated with the gang. The friend said she spoke to White several days after Hartwell's death, and he openly admitted that he shot her in the head, saying he thought that was what ” Go get her.” According to the friend, he returned a few minutes later. without Hartwell, and said he “shot him” while going to retrieve the spent cartridge case. Keep up to date with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here. In a later interview, another gang member confirmed that drugs had indeed gone missing from the house, Hartwell had been accused of theft and that she had left in anger. The gang member also confirmed the order to “go get her” but said the intention was simply for White to take Hartwell back to the drug house. White, who was only 16 at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to 156 years in prison. -200 months in prison. BROWSE: Home | Weather | Watch TV NOWCAST | Local News | National | News we love | TRENDING STORIES