After almost a year without answers, a Belmont man’s family feels like they finally received some justice.Andy Tench was last seen a year ago. On Tuesday, the man accused of concealing his death was denied a plea deal.

The case concerning Andy Tench took a hard turn in court on Tuesday after the man accused of concealing Tench’s body after his death was hoping for a plea deal with the state. D’Shaun Robinson is accused improperly disposing of a body,

A Mecklenburg County judge has rejected a 17-month plea deal initially offered by prosecutors to a suspect in the disappearance of Belmont man Andy Tench, a deal that had just a month ago drawn anger from his family.