Man charged with murder in Evansville enters plea deal
Published: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:06 AM CDT
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A man charged in an Evansville shooting has entered a plea agreement.
Kentar Collins was charged in the December shooting of 25-year-old Jaylen Curlee on Judson Street.
According to court records, Collins entered that plea on Friday.
Collins’ attorney tells us he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and admitted to a firearms enhancement. This was in exchange for the murder charge being dismissed.
This all came ahead of his trial Monday morning, which was canceled.
Collins is scheduled to be sentenced on August 25.
His attorney says the agreement is for the sentence to not exceed 15 years.
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