CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A man charged in a 2014 triple slaying has accepted a plea deal that'll send him to prison for 15 years.
News outlets report that Skyler Allen pleaded guilty to three counts of facilitation of first-degree murder as part of the plea agreement. He could have faced a life sentence if convicted at trial.
Prosecutors have long said Allen helped his friend, Derek Morse, shoot and kill three men outside of a trailer home in 2014. Jurors convicted Morse and sentenced him to life without parole.
Melydia Clewell, a spokeswoman for Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston, said Monday that securing a conviction against Allen would have been much more difficult than it was with Morse.
Jacob Allison faces several charges. His next court date is in April.
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2/13/2018 3:46:23 PM (GMT -6:00)
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