In a surprise decision Thursday afternoon, Amari Pollard, 20, the sole suspect in the Huguenot graduation shooting, pleaded guilty and now faces 25 years in prison.
Veteran Richmond-area defense attorney Jerry Zerkin said the decision by Amari Pollard s defense to take a plea deal Thursday afternoon is really not surprising.
A young man accused in last year's fatal shooting of a teenager who had received his Virginia high school diploma minutes earlier at a public event pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder and a firearm-related charge and was sentenced to 43 years in prison.
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