The last of three men charged with a botched robbery last year that ended with one of the robbers fatally shot has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and is poised to get the same prison sentence as the others.
Pete Wheatley, Jr., 20, of the 1900 block of Chase Street, entered guilty pleas Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree robbery, and third-degree grand theft of a firearm.
Wheatley’s plea bargain with prosecutors includes a base sentence of 24 years in prison. Judge Eric Allen Marks scheduled formal sentencing for Aug. 24 to give the victim’s family time to prepare statements for the court…