STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — A Cabarrus County man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to killing a man in August 2020.
Dakota Dylan Wensil, 25, appeared in Stanly County Superior Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of Eddie Love.
Wensil was sentenced to spend 190-240 months in prison for the murder.
Love, 45, was found dead on Aug. 27, 2020, on Griffin Hill Drive in Locust with significant trauma to his head, according to the Locust Police Department.
Police labeled Wensil as the suspect in the killing. Wensil fled to Tennessee after the incident but was later arrested and extradited to North Carolina. Lily Lefler was charged with accessory after the fact in connection to the murder. Lefler's court case is ongoing.
An investigation revealed Wensil killed Love after an argument over stolen property. It's unclear whose property was allegedly stolen.
Wensil will be placed in custody at a North Carolina Department of Corrections prison.
WCNC instituted a policy in March 2021 regarding the broadcast or posting of mugshots.
WCNC will only air or post a mugshot if the person has been formally charged with a crime and in a few other cases. The exceptions include: If it appears the person could be a danger to themselves or others or if they are wanted by authorities; to differentiate between people with a common name; if the photos could encourage more victims to come forward. The news-editorial leadership may also decide to use a mugshot based on the severity of the crime(s) committed and/or the level of public interest in the crime and ensuing criminal proceedings.
WCNC Charlotte is choosing to show the mugshots of the suspects in this case because Dakota Wensil was convicted of murder.