An 18-year-old accepted a plea deal Friday that included a responsible to second-degree homicide within the loss of life of a Denver lady whose physique was discovered behind a dumpster.
Deontre Hollie, 18, pleaded responsible to at least one rely of second-degree homicide and one rely of first-degree assault, the Denver District Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned Monday in an announcement. The person faces as much as 80 years in jail.
A number of fees of first-degree homicide and tampering with proof had been dismissed from Hollie’s case as a part of the plea settlement, in line with court docket information.
In December 2022, then-17-year-old Hollie shot and killed 16-year-old Tayanna Manuel and shot one other teenage boy.
Manuel’s physique was discovered by Denver law enforcement officials within the early morning of Dec. 26, 2022, behind a dumpster at 4927 North Sedalia St., the arrest affidavit said. Hollie dumped the physique there after capturing each Manuel and the opposite teenage boy at 4699 North Kittredge St.
Investigators used mobile phone information and witness accounts to place Hollie and Manuel collectively on the day of the capturing, Dec. 23, in line with the affidavit.
Witnesses advised investigators the pair left a residence the place their pals had been hanging out collectively round 6:05 p.m. in a 2012 Honda SUV pushed by Hollie. Solely Hollie returned.
Hollie was tried as an grownup and faces as much as 80 years in jail when he’s sentenced on Sept. 20, the DA’s workplace mentioned.
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