Man Guilty in Slaying of Woman Who Threatened to Expose Him

Man Guilty in Slaying of Woman Who Threatened to Expose Him
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HAGERSTOWN, Md.—A western Maryland man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman who police say had threatened to turn him in for two armed robberies.

Twenty-seven-year-old Anthony Minnick pleaded guilty Monday in Hagerstown to first-degree murder in the May shooting of 55-year-old Sonya Smith at her home near Smithsburg. He faces a possible life sentence. No sentencing date was set.

Anthony Minnick. (Washington County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Anthony Minnick. Washington County Sheriff's Office via AP