BROOKVILLE, Pa. — A 23-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child, according to court records.
Dakota Greeley entered a guilty plea on July 1 to one count of first-degree murder and one count of murder of an unborn child. On July 18, Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas President Judge John H. Foradora sentenced Greeley to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The plea deal resulted in the dismissal of several other charges, including criminal homicide, third-degree murder of an unborn child, terroristic threats, and abuse of a corpse.
Greeley’s conviction brings closure to a case that drew significant local attention. Pennsylvania is one of only three jurisdictions in the U.S. that still recognizes third-degree murder as a separate criminal offense.
Jefferson County prosecutors accepted the plea in exchange for avoiding trial, though Greeley will never be eligible for release.
A Pennsylvania man received life in prison after admitting to the fatal killing of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child.
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