CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An Arizona man charged after a fight at a Casper hotel that left a New Mexico man dead has pleaded no contest to reckless endangerment and being an accessory after the fact.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://goo.gl/okgVPd ) David Watson Jr. entered his plea Wednesday and is not expected to serve prison time for his role in the Nov. 9 fight that led to the death of Gary Jefferson.
Watson’s co-defendant, Dwayne Bahe, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of aggravated assault. He acknowledged wearing steel toed boots when he kicked Jefferson and Jefferson’s son-in-law in the head during the scuffle.
A plea agreement in Bahe’s case calls for a three- to five-year prison sentence.
Watson and Bahe claimed self-defense, and investigators say it appeared Jefferson threw the first punch.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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