British Poker Pro Pleads Guilty To Murder In U.S.Marcus Bebb-Jones Changes Plea To Guilty In 1997 Colorado Murder |
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Marcus Bebb-Jones, the UK poker player who was extradited to the U.S. in 2011 to face a charge of murdering his wife, has changed his plea to guilty.
Last year he pled not guilty to killing his wife in 1997 but the BBC reported that the district attorney in Garfield County, Sheri Caloia, said he has now pled guilty to second-degree murder.
“We are happy we can get on with sentencing now,” she told the news site.
“Since the skull was discovered it’s taken three and a half years to bring [the case] to fruition. The plea affects the sentencing in that it reduces the number of years the judge can give Mr Bebb-Jones.
“Pleading to first degree murder would be a life sentence, but this charge of second-degree murder with provocation carries a maximum of 32 years.
“We’ve stipulated the judge would be limited to a maximum of 20 years.”
Bebb-Jones has made the final table of a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main event and won £90,000 at the Grosvenor Grand Prix in 2007. He last cashed in a poker tournament in 2009.
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