TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ One of nine people charged in the killing of a Topeka woman and the wounding of her partner pleaded no contest to four charges.
Twenty-two-year-old Ronald Wakes of Topeka entered the plea Friday in the July 2011 death of 40-year-old Natalie Gibson and shooting of 43-year-old Lori Allison. The women were shot during a robbery attempt as they arrived at their home.
Wakes pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and attempted aggravated intimidation of a witness.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Wakes is scheduled to be sentenced March 26. Attorneys have recommended a sentence of 103 months.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal,
