The long arm of the law has finally rested upon the shoulders of two men involved in the 2021 murder of Alan Johnson. According to a recent social media post by the Gastonia Police Department, justice has been served in a case that has lingered in the minds of the victim's family and the community.
The Gastonia Police revealed that Lewis Detter has pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the killing that took Alan Johnson's life on May 31, 2021, on E. Ozark Avenue. Detter has been handed a sentence of seven to ten years behind bars. This latest development comes nearly two and a half years after Johnson was found shot inside his vehicle, which was then intentionally set ablaze in an effort to possibly hide the evidence of this heinous act.
But it was not Detter alone who will have to live with the consequences of that fateful night. Joshua Wiley, implicated as the man who pulled the trigger, has also pled guilty to his role in the murder. For his crime, Wiley will spend 28 to 34 years in a state penitentiary.
Gratitude was extended by the Gastonia Police Department for the concerted efforts by various divisions to meticulously investigate and bring this case to a conclusive end. The police's Criminal Investigation Division, the patrol units on duty, Crime Scene Investigators, the Property and Evidence unit, along with the Gaston County District Attorney's Office were all acknowledged for their relentless work that helped to eventually bring justice for Alan Johnson's family. "We are grateful to everyone who worked tirelessly on this case," the department's post read.
