Jury returns guilty verdict; judge imposes life‑without‑parole sentence
By BC News Staff Writer
Whiteville, NC — A Columbus County jury has found Brandon Wayne Mincey, 44, guilty of first‑degree murder in the 2023 killing of Allisa Grey Lee of Whiteville, concluding a nearly three‑week trial in Superior Court.
Judge Jessica Locklear imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole immediately after the verdict was delivered on June 12.
The case began in April 2023, when Allisa’s 24-year-old body was recovered from water off Chair Factory Road, at a location widely known in the community as Heartbeat Bridge. Mincey was initially charged as an accessory, but investigators later elevated the charge to first‑degree murder after reviewing additional evidence, including digital records.
The investigation involved the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the FBI.
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