A 26-year-old Metro East man will spend the next 11 years in prison after admitting he killed his ex-girlfriend at an apartment in St. Louis' Columbus Square neighborhood. Deontai Glasper reached the deal with prosecutors just weeks before his case was set to go to trial.
Glasper pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder, according to STLtoday.com. As part of the arrangement, prosecutors reduced an original first-degree murder charge down to the lesser count and agreed to drop separate charges of armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm.
A Deal Struck Ahead of Trial
The case had been headed toward a trial the following month before the plea agreement was finalized, per the same report. Instead, Glasper's admission of guilt to second-degree murder resolved the matter with the 11-year prison sentence, which the outlet describes as part of the negotiated deal with prosecutors.
Missouri's second-degree murder statute, Section 565.021 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, addresses the offense and its penalty, and the law identifies the crime as knowingly causing the death of another person, according to the Revisor of Missouri Statutes.
What Remains Unknown
What is established is that Glasper, described as a Metro East resident, was sentenced for killing his ex-girlfriend at the Columbus Square apartment, and that an image of him was released by St. Louis police. Beyond the charge reduction, the dismissed weapons counts, the guilty plea and the 11-year term, the specific terms of the agreement between Glasper and prosecutors were not disclosed.
