Second suspect pleads guilty to killing Wilmington college student
One of four people charged with killing a Johnston County man in Wilmington in late 2012 was sentenced Monday to at least 35 years in prison after pleading guilty in the case.
Posted — UpdatedCape Fear Community College student Joshua Proutey was robbed on a downtown Wilmington street on Dec. 13, 2012, and was shot in the head as he got into his car to leave, police said.
The 19-year-old was a West Johnston High School graduate who planned to enlist in the Marines.
Christopher Daniel Cromartie Jr., 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Quintell Raheem Grady, 23, the man authorities say pulled the trigger, pleaded guilty in December to first-degree murder and several other charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The cases against two other defendants, Jasmine Nikole Dottin and Daniel Edward Henry, are pending.
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