Kansas teenager who killed mom pleads to lesser charges
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June 16, 2021
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas teenager who shot and killed his mother in 2018 pleaded no contest Wednesday to lesser charges in her death.
A teen, who was not charged as an adult, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of Lisa Trimmell, 41, on June 20, 2018 at a home near Andover. He pleaded no contest Wednesday to aggravated battery and criminal use of a weapon.
Prosecutors said Trimmell was arguing with her young son, who was 12, and made "physical contact" with him. Her older son, who was 14, retrieved a gun and shot her once.
The teenager's attorney argued he was pro...
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