BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to a maximum of 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a convenience store clerk.
The Boston Globe reports (https://bit.ly/2tQA9Ox ) 23-year-old Onyx White pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter and armed robbery in the 2010 shooting.
Geraldo Serrano was killed inside a Boston convenience store after prosecutors say he fought White and Martin Freeles during a robbery.
The district attorney’s office says a jury previously failed to reach a verdict on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery against White. He was convicted on unlawful possession of a firearm.
White’s lawyer says his new guilty plea is a compromise following the hung jury. The lawyer says White “wanted his life back,” and he could be released before turning 30.
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