Accomplice In 6-Year-Old's Death Pleads Guilty
POSTED: 3:05 pm CDT August 28,
2008
UPDATED: 3:21 pm CDT August 28,
2008
OMAHA, Neb. -- The man who is accused of being an accomplice in the murder of a 6-year-old girl pleaded no contest Thursday to a lesser charge.Michael Coleman, 20, was initially charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Alazia Alford last year.He pleaded guilty to a charge of being an accessory to second-degree murder, a class three felony.
Coleman faces from one to 20 years in prison.He will be sentenced on Nov. 6.Jordan Goodwin, 15, was convicted of second-degree murder in the case.Alford was sitting in a parked car when she was shot to death last October.
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Previous Stories:
- August 12, 2008: Mother Of Slain 6-Year-Old Writing Letter To Daughter's Killer
- August 12, 2008: Juror Speaks About Trial
- August 11, 2008: Defensive, Frightened 15-Year-Old On View In Interrogation Tape
- August 11, 2008: Goodwin Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder
- August 7, 2008: Detective: Goodwin Planned To Shoot Someone
- August 6, 2008: Jury Hears Goodwin's Taped Confession Wednesday
- August 1, 2008: Murder Trial Begins For 15-Year-Old
- July 23, 2008: Sheriff: Security Tightened For Teen's Trial
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