NEW ORLEANS – A teen has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and armed robbery for the 2014 murder of a pizza delivery man.
Christopher Yeager, 35, was shot to death while delivering pizza near St. Louis and North White Streets in Mid City.
Nineteen-year-old Shane Hughes and 18-year-old Rendell Brown, who were both 16 at the time, were accused of shooting Yaeger during a botched robbery attempt.
Yeager family reads emotional statements in court
Brown entered the plea deal to an amended manslaughter charge this morning.
The plea deal comes with a 40 year sentence.
Hughes did not enter a plea, and his pretrial date was set for March 23 with a trial date of April 17 at the same hearing.
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