MILWAUKEE – One of the two men charged in connection to the October death of five-year-old Prince McCree in Milwaukee has pled guilty to first-degree intentional homicide.
27-year-old David Pietura submitted a guilty plea in Milwaukee court today. He had previously entered a not guilty plea in court on November 17th.
As part of his plea deal, charges of hiding a corpse and physical abuse of a child causing death were dismissed by Judge Jean Marie Kies.
Pietura is scheduled to be sentenced on July 26th at 2:00pm.
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15-year-old Erik Mendoza also faces charges in McCree’s death, and is being held on 500,000 dollars bond in the Juvenile Justice Center.
This is a breaking news story; more information will be provided as it becomes available.
