Man pleads guilty to slaying of teen
A Duquesne man
faces sentencing March 6 for third-degree murder in the slaying of a
teenager who was shot while he was sitting on his back porch.
Allen Booth,
21, of North Second
Street, entered the guilty plea Monday in
Allegheny County court in the death of
Christopher Jordan, 17, of North Third Street, Duquesne,
on June 28.
Common Pleas
Judge Lawrence O'Toole ordered a presentence report on Booth, who
faces a possible maximum term of 20 to 40 years. Booth also pleaded
guilty to firearms charges.
Assistant
District Attorney George Heym said the evidence indicated that Booth
drew the pistol, pulled back the slide to place a bullet in the
chamber, then aimed the weapon at Jordan and pulled the
trigger. The bullet struck Jordan in the chest, and
he died later at UPMC McKeesport.
By The
Tribune-Review
Wednesday, January
8, 2003
