A suspect in the killing of a Highlandville man has entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder, according to court records. Teri Dean-Morrison entered the plea last week before Judge J. Edward Sweeney in Stone County...
The judge found Dean-Morrison guilty, and she will be sentenced at a later date. The Alford plea was made a day after jury selection began for Dean-Morrison's trial.
Another suspect in the case, Cheryl Crawford, pleaded guilty to two counts of evidence tampering last year and received eight years in prison. A third suspect, Eugene Crider, entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder and received life in prison last month.