ANN ARBOR, MI – A man has pleaded no contest to manslaughter for a fatal shooting that occurred during a 2024 prom send-off party.
Lamar Parker, 48, is facing up to 15 years in prison for fatally shooting Nicholas Jernigan during an altercation in May 2024 in what he has previously called an act of self-defense.
Parker pleaded no contest to manslaughter and using a firearm during a felony on Monday, July 27, before Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Jinan Hamood, according to court records. He pleaded under a Cobbs Agreement, an agreement made between a defendant and judge, in place…