2 plead guilty in 2016 Prattville homicide
From the left, Santwone Jones and Devonte Hill have pleaded guilty to the murder of John Michael Taylor. (Source: Autauga County Sheriff's Office)
By WSFA Staff | April 21, 2021 at 10:09 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 10:09 PM
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - A plea deal has been reached with two of three suspects charged in a 2016 Prattville homicide case.
Santwone Jones and Devonte Hill were awaiting capital murder trials for the May 2016 robbery and homicide of 56-year old John Michael Taylor.
Both have agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of felony murder.
Court documents indicate that as part of his April 6 plea agreement, Hill will spend 20 years in prison and cooperate with prosecutors by testifying against his co-defendants at trial.