Virginia man gets 10 years for killing mediator in argument
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A Virginia man who fatally shot a bystander while arguing with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend will serve only 10 years in prison for manslaughter under a plea deal.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that 41-year-old Nathaniel Lamarr Williams entered an Alford Plea — asserting his innocence but acknowledging there's evidence to find him guilty — in his 2017 shooting of 25-year-old Aaron Reynolds Charles. Prosecutors dropped a murder charge and agreed to limit the sentence.
Williams' ex-girlfriend, Elaina Johnson, told the court that Williams was visiting that August when her new boyfriend stopped by and the two men argued in front of her home.
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She said that when Charles approached asking them to take their argument elsewhere, Williams shot Charles in the chest and then pistol-whipped the mortally wounded man.
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com