Man Pleads Guilty in Assassination of Sheriff
From Times Wire Reports
A man charged in the politically motivated assassination of a sheriff at a political rally pleaded guilty to murder in a deal expected to spare him the death penalty.
Danny Shelley, 31, the alleged triggerman in the slaying of Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron, also agreed to testify against former sheriff’s candidate Jeff Morris and campaign helper Kenneth White.
Morris, 35, and White, 55, are charged with complicity to murder a police officer. Both have pleaded not guilty.
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