Indiana man convicted of murdering mom's boyfriend told cops he wanted her to start a new life
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An Indiana man was found guilty Tuesday of murdering his mother’s boyfriend in order to give the woman a fresh start.
Jacob McIntosh, 25, shot 41-year-old Jesse Daniels at an Indianapolis home in January 2018, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The two men reportedly had been fighting before the shooting.
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McIntosh went upstairs, grabbed two guns, and shot Daniels nine times, prosecutors said.
After police arrived, McIntosh confessed: "I shot him," Fox 59 reported.
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Officers found McIntosh on the ground with what looked like a bruise on his forehead, WRTV reported at the time.
"I'm glad he's gone," McIntosh reportedly told police. "I ended his life to begin a new one for my mother."
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McIntosh’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 25, according to online court records cited by the Indianapolis Star.