Man sentenced to 20-25 years for shooting, killing of woman in Forsyth County

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2021 shooting death of a woman , the Forsyth County district attorney says.

On Tuesday, Jason Marshall Duncan, 42, of Lewisville, pleaded guilty to the March 17, 2021, murder of Paula “Marie” Booth, 38, following a domestic dispute.

According to the Forsyth County district attorney, Duncan and Booth shared a home for several years. The argument happened when Booth asked Duncan to move out of the home due to his alleged alcoholism and abusive behavior towards her.

Duncan allegedly refused to leave the home, and the argument escalated. Officers responded to a 911 call and found Booth dead in her home in the 300 block of Lewisville Trails Road. She had been shot.

According to the report, Duncan originally told detectives Booth committed suicide; however, they found his story and evidence at the scene did not match.

An autopsy revealed Booth suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. Duncan admitted to shooting Booth when he was interviewed.

Duncan was sentenced to 240 to 300 months, or 20 to 25 years, in the Department of Adult Corrections.

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