ROCKINGHAM — A young man accused of patricide in 2023 took a plea deal for a lesser charge late last year.
Court records show Trevor Kenan Moss, now 22, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Dec. 11, 2024.
(Note: The RO was unaware of the conviction until March 17, 2025.)
As previously reported, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 5:22 a.m. of someone being shot at a home on Bed Rock Road on May 11, 2023.
Deputies found Pat Moss deceased at the scene and several hours later charged Trevor Moss with an open count of murder. The victim’s name was not released until May 13 because the sheriff’s office said not all family members had been notified.
According to court records, Moss was indicted on July 17 and then-assistant district attorney Jamie Adams was appointed as the prosecutor in the case. Adams was appointed as district attorney in October 2024 upon the retirement of Reece Saunders.
Court records show several continuances throughout 2023 and 2024, and that a safekeeping order was issued on May 11, 2024.
As part of the plea arrangement, Moss also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of possession of up to 1 ½ ounces of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Those two convictions are not reflected in records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction.
Moss was sentenced to 60-84 months in prison and was given credit for time served. He was given supervised probation on the misdemeanor charges.
NCDAC records show Moss is scheduled to be released May 4, 2029.
Within 96 hours of his release from prison, Moss is ordered to “receive a mental health evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment to include compliance with the use and administration of all prescription medications directed by his treating physician(s).”
During his pretrial confinement, records show Moss had four infractions: disobeying an order and lock tampering in July 2023; fighting in May 2024; and weapon possession in October 2024. Records show Moss also had an infraction for disobeying an order in January.
This is one of at least two murder cases to be resolved with a plea deal since Adams became the district attorney.
Christopher Mark Robson, who was charged in a 2017 double murder, was convicted last month on two counts of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Richmond County Jail records show there are currently 22 defendants being held on murder charges: two from 2019; three from 2020; five from 2022; and four each from 2022, 2023 and 2024.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
