Kansas man pleads no contest to killing
February 16, 2018
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A man in central Kansas has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a man.
The Salina Journal reports that 38-year-old Leobardo Velasquez waived his right to a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday in Saline County District Court and entered the plea that reduced his original first-degree murder charge.
Police found 52-year-old Raul Lopez-Vargas dead in the back seat of his car Sept. 10 while the vehicle was parked in a driveway. A probable cause affidavit says the Solomon was struck and stabbed more than 1...
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