Overview
- Roger Wilkerson and his son, Troy, pleaded guilty Monday in Person County court, resulting in life without parole for the father and a minimum 23-year sentence for the son.
- Troy Wilkerson was 16 at the time of the killing, pleaded to second-degree murder, and is eligible for parole.
- Roger Wilkerson pleaded to first-degree murder and also received an added minimum of 10 years and 8 months for related charges.
- Authorities say the pair broke into 80-year-old Nancy Horton’s Roxboro home during a robbery, fatally shot her, and stole her car.
- The State Bureau of Investigation praised the casework that led to the pleas, and Person County Sheriff Jason Wilborn, whose wife’s aunt was the victim, said the outcome offers the family a sense of closure.