GRETNA, La. (AP) — The man accused of gunning down a suburban New Orleans’ sheriff’s detective nearly eight years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday in his death.
Jerman Neveaux, 27, of New Orleans, was scheduled to begin trial next week on charges of first-degree murder in the 2016 death of Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Detective David Michel Jr., 50. Had Neveaux been convicted as charged, he could have faced the possibility of the death penalty. Instead, Neveaux agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
“This has truly been a nightmare that I can’t wake up out of,” Michel’s wife, Angela, told the court while giving victim impact testimony to a courtroom packed with grieving relatives and friends, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
“I just can’t understand why... It’s been my question for eight years. Why? Why? Why something so senseless?” she asked of Neveaux, who sat handcuffed at a defense table.
Protests at US campuses are pressing colleges to cut financial ties with Israel
National defense ministry slams 'Taiwan independence' separatists
China reveals cases highlighting ecological security threats
North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says
Norfolk Southern's earnings offer railroad chance to defend its strategy ahead of control vote
China to carry out third residents' time use survey
China ready to work with neighboring countries to expand convergence of interests: spokesperson
Artworks shine at the international consumer products expo
Man United beats Sheffield United 4
Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer
Oklahoma prosecutors charge fifth member of anti
German chancellor presses China on Russia's invasion of Ukraine