Later that night, Ashleman visited a marijuana dealer and told him he had money from a dead man, the outlet reported. According to prosecutors, Ashleman said his objective was only to scare Chambers but he accidentally killed him with that shot.
That evening, Ashleman was driving Chambers and the animosity became even greater until Ashleman said he stopped his truck, grabbed his gun from the truck bed and fired it into the cab. Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West said Ashleman and Chambers, who worked together, had become nearly violent in the past due to tensions between the two. Many of the details about what took place on August 15, 2014, were unknown until Ashleman’s sentencing hearing when prosecutors shared what he’d revealed as part of his guilty plea, the Fayetteville Observer reported. Ashleman was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, CBS17 reported.Ī few days after his arrest, Ashleman pleaded guilty to the crime and provided authorities with more details about what happened, including where he disposed of Chambers’ body, although his remains have still not been found today.Īshleman Said He Shot & Killed Chambers Before Disposing of His Body, Which Has Still Not Been Found His former girlfriend last saw him at home the evening of August 15 and she told authorities that Chambers’ coworkers Howard Adrian Ashleman was also there and was supposed to drive Chambers to a weekend job out of town, the Fayetteville Observer wrote.Ī lengthy, three-year investigation eventually led to Ashleman’s arrest in Randolph County by the Fayetteville Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. James Chambers II, a 28-year-old civilian construction worker at Fort Bragg, was last seen on August 15, 2014, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and he was reported missing several days later by his family. James Chambers II (L) and Howard Ashleman (R)
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