Man pleads guilty in 2017 shooting death of former ECU football player
A Greenville man pled guilty on Tuesday to killing a former East Carolina University football player in 2017.
Posted — UpdatedAshanti Rahdee Bennet pled guilty to second-degree murder. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said the negotiated sentence was a minimum of 13 years and a maximum of 17 years.
Jamar Vick Allen, Clifton Jason Spellman, and Wantavius Burney Jackson were charged with felony conspiracy to commit murder in Lennon's death. Stephanie Owens was charged with accessory after the fact to murder, as well.
Lennon, 24, played on defense and special teams for ECU from 2011 to 2014, finishing his senior season with the fourth-most solo tackles on the team.
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