Driver pleads guilty to charges related to Arizona news chopper collision that killed 4

Published November 20, 2014

A man accused of leading police on a car chase that two news helicopters were covering when they collided and exploded over a Phoenix park has pleaded guilty to several charges related to the 2007 incident.

Christopher Jermaine Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of aggravated assault related to the deaths of the two-man crews on the helicopters.

He also pleaded guilty to auto theft, unlawful flight and failing to stay at an accident scene. His sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 30.

Killed were KNXV pilot-reporter Craig Smith and cameraman Rick Krolak, and KTVK pilot-reporter Scott Bowerbank and cameraman Jim Cox.

The helicopters crashed and burned July 27, 2007, as TV news crews covered a chase involving Jones, who had fled a traffic stop.

URL

https://www.foxnews.com/us/driver-pleads-guilty-to-charges-related-to-arizona-news-chopper-collision-that-killed-4