Chicago man pleads guilty to manslaughter

By DAVE STEPHENS - Follow me @MrDaveStephens South Bend Tribune

3:01 p.m. CDT, September 24, 2012

SOUTH BEND -- A 20-year-old Chicago man pleaded guilty today to voluntary manslaughter, admitting his role the 2010 shooting death of Cornelius Miller.

Stephon Rice, one of five people charged in connection with Miller's death, was accused of involvement in the plot to kill Miller -- and allegedly came to South Bend from Chicago to carry out the plans.

According to prosecutors, brothers Stephon and Steven Rice came to South Bend in late November 2010 to kill Miller at the request of Brittney Watson.

Watson was allegedly upset after an argument with Miller.

According to charging affidavits, Miller answered a knock on the door to his Lombardy Street home and was immediately shot in the chest and arm, collapsing in a hallway.

He was found dead by police after a witness called 911.

Stephon Rice, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, was eventually implicated and arrested in Chicago, as was Watson. All three were initially charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Two others, Brandon Rogers and Rene Vasquez, have pleaded guilty to assisting a criminal -- they were drivers of the getaway cars after the shooting -- and remain in jail, awaiting sentencing.

With his plea agreement, Stephon Rice is expected to face a sentence of 20 to 50 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 7.

Steven Rice is scheduled for trial Oct. 15 and Watson has a trial scheduled for Nov. 29.

Staff writer Dave Stephens:
dstephens@sbtinfo.com
574-235-6209

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Filmed & edited by Kash Gaines www.YAKFILMS.com © YAK FILMS 2010 From Wikipedia The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Police shooting of Oscar Grant refers to the fatal shooting of unarmed civilian Oscar Grant by BART Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, United States, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.[1][2] Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco,[3] BART Police officers detained Oscar Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. Officer Johannes Mehserle and another officer were restraining Grant, who was prostrate and allegedly resisting arrest.[4][5][6] Officer Mehserle stood, drew his gun and shot Grant once in the back. Grant was unarmed. During his court testimony, Mehserle said that Grant then exclaimed, "You shot me!"[3][4][7] Grant was pronounced dead the next morning at Highland Hospital in Oakland.[7] The events were captured on multiple digital video and cell phone cameras. The footage was disseminated to media outlets and to various websites, where it was watched hundreds of thousands of times.[8] The following days saw both peaceful and violent protests.[9] The shooting has been variously labeled an involuntary manslaughter and a summary execution.[10] On January 13, Alameda County prosecutors charged Mehserle with murder for the shooting. He resigned his position and pleaded not guilty. The trial began on June 10, 2010. Michael ...

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