Man pleads guilty to killing teen at Ohio sandwich shop
CLEVELAND — Less than two weeks after fatally shooting a teenager helping relatives at an Ohio sandwich shop, a 20-year-old man has agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison to avoid the possibility of being sentenced to death.
Daveion Perry pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and 14 other charges Wednesday in a Cleveland courtroom. A grand jury handed up an indictment in the Oct. 14 slaying late last week. Sentencing is set for Friday.
Defence attorney Charles Swanson told The Associated Press on Wednesday that during their first meeting at a city jail in Cleveland Heights, Perry immediately told him he had killed 15-year-old Sunny Ravi Patel. The plea bargain was reached after hours of negotiation with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, Swanson said. The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that Perry provided a full confession.
“He’s accepted that he’s never coming home; he’s never going to have children; he’s never going to have a family,” Swanson said.