ALBERMARLE COUNTY, Va. — The man accused of shooting and killing three members of the University of Virginia football team has now entered a plea deal, CBS 19 reports.
Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. changed his plea to guilty Wednesday. Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and two counts of aggravated malicious wounding for the November 2022 shooting that killed three UVA football players and injured two others.
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Under the deal, Jones could be sentenced to five life sentences. He was originally slated to stand trial in January.
Jones, 22, was also a UVA student and previously had been a member of the football team.
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