Man pleads guilty in homeowner ax murder
Jun 7, 2013, 7:36 AM | Updated: 8:14 am
A Nooksack tribal member admits he broke into a man’s home, intending to steal things, and killed the homeowner with an ax.
The 68-year old homeowner awoke and interrupted the burglary last October. That’s when 26-year-old Levi Charles grabbed a mini-baseball bat to hit the homeowner before killing him with blows from an axe.
Charles pleaded guilty to second degree murder in federal court.
The U.S. Attorney says Charles knew Kenneth Joseph, had been in his home and planned to steal items to sell for cash. A plea agreement calls for a sentence of 22 to 27 years in prison for second degree murder.
