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Saginaw man heading to prison in 2019 killing says it’s up to him to turn life around Updated May 13, 2021; Facebook Share SAGINAW, MI A Saginaw man is heading to prison for killing another man inside a party store, a crime for which he initially faced the prospect of life without parole. Having accepted a plea deal, though, the man has the chance to one day reenter society, a goal he says he plans to work toward. Edwin J. Singleton Jr., 28, on Thursday, May 13, appeared before Saginaw County Chief Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson for sentencing. The judge sentenced Singleton to concurrent terms of 3.75 to 7.5 years and nine to 22.5 years. Jackson also sentenced the defendant to two additional terms of a flat two-year sentence, with credit for 724 days already served on those. ....
Man pleads to manslaughter in 2019 shooting death inside Saginaw party store Updated Feb 25, 2021; Facebook Share SAGINAW, MI Days before his trial was to begin, a Saginaw man accused of fatally shooting another man inside a party store has accepted a plea deal. Edwin J. Singleton Jr., 27, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, appeared before Saginaw County Chief Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson and pleaded no contest to single count of voluntary manslaughter, carrying a concealed weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm, plus two counts of felony firearm. By pleading no contest as opposed to guilty, Singleton did not orally admit to having committed any crimes. Jackson had to rely on other documentation to enter convictions on the record. ....