KENAI, Alaska (AP) – An Anchorage man charged with the fatal shooting of a California man in 2013 has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/1qrhTJK) that 32-year-old Paul Vermillion pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the death of Genghis Muskox. He had initially been charged with murder as well as manslaughter. He accepted the plea deal one day before he was scheduled to go to trial.
Vermillion had reported that 27-year-old Muskox died during a fight at a residence on Dec. 5, 2013.
Troopers said in an affidavit they found Vermillion unhurt but spattered with blood and Muskox with at least two gunshot wounds in his head.
Vermillion’s attorneys had argued that their client, an Iraq War veteran, had shot Muskox in self-defense.
Information from: (Kenai, Alaska) Peninsula Clarion, http://www.peninsulaclarion.com
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