A San Diego man who pleaded guilty to his role in the death of a homeless woman known in the Serra Mesa neighborhood as "Granny Annie," who was shot by a pellet.
Teen Ryan Hopkins, from San Diego, pleaded guilty in August to driving alleged shooter William Innes to where 68-year-old Annette Pershal was sleeping on the street in the early hours of May 8
Ryan Hopkins, 19, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting assault with a deadly weapon for driving his friend William Innes, who shot 68-year-old Annette Pershal while she slept outside a coffee shop in May, NBC San Diego reported.
Ryan Hopkins, who pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the May 7 shooting of 68-year-old Annette Pershal, was sentenced to one year in county jail and probation
Prosecutors say Ryan Hopkins drove co-defendant William Innes to the scene after Innes allegedly announced over a group chat "I'm going hobo hunting with a pellet gun."