UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A grieving Union County mother is one step closer to justice after one of the men charged in her son’s murder was sentenced to prison Tuesday.
Patrick Richmond Jr. took a plea deal and was sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison for the murder of Marcus Mosley in 2020.
Police say Mosley was robbed of marijuana, worth $20,000, before being shot and killed on Sept. 29, 2020.
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Channel 9 reported there was a mistrial in the case in September 2025.
After the mistrial, Mosely’s mother, Tina Skyes-Mosley, worried justice would never be served. Now, she says she’s at peace with the outcome.
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