A Danville man has been convicted in the murder of a Raleigh man. 36-year-old Justin Fernando Merritt met and killed 39-year-old Andy Banks in September of 2020 when they met to discuss the possible sale of a 2011 Range Rover that Banks had posted for sale on Craigslist.

Banks was reported missing on Sept 12 and his remains were found near Beechnut Road and Irish Road in Chatham. Banks had been shot in the back multiple times when he was found by search teams from the Raleigh Police Department and the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department.

Cell phone records led police to Merritt where they found the Range Rover hidden under a tarp. Investigators also found a handgun that had been obtained illegally and ammunition.

Merritt has been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder and weapon charges by a Wake County Judge, according to WTVD.