NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 24-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a man shot outside the car repair shop where he worked.
Ronnie Smith Jr. was scheduled for trial next month on a charge of second-degree murder, which carries an automatic life sentence.
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office says in a news release that Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter and obstructing justice in the death of 36-year-old Thomas Henry.
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Henry was killed Oct. 6, 2016, outside a repair shop on New Orleans’ west bank.
Smith’s co-defendant, 41-year-old Aigetta Locure, pleaded guilty in July to being an accessory to second-degree murder. She was sentenced to three years in prison.
Smith is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 30. Cannizzaro’s office says he’s expected to get sentenced to 30 years.
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