Man pleads guilty in stabbing deaths of Shallotte couple Torrence Helms (Source: BCSO) By WECT Staff | December 14, 2020 at 4:14 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 4:28 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Shallotte couple last year.
In a Brunswick County Superior Courtroom on Monday, Torrence Helms, 32, pleaded guilty to:
two counts of First Degree Murder
one count of Attempted First Degree Murder
one count of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
one count of Fleeing to Elude Arrest
Helms received an active sentence of 207-261 months for the attempted murder charge, followed by a life sentence for the murder of Dennis Rowell, followed by a second life sentence for the murder of Theresa Rowell.