Christopher Michael Wright was attacked outside his home by Trevor Garrett Taylor, after refusing to bring his son out to resume a fight that started at their school
A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to beating a 43-year-old father to death in an attack stemming from a school fight involving the victim’s son, records show.
Christopher Michael Wright was viciously beaten in front of his Brooklyn Park home back in May.
Wright was attacked outside his own home by Trevor Garrett Taylor, 26, after he refused to bring his son out into the yard to resume a fight that had started at his school.
Taylor pleaded guilty on Thursday to manslaughter and fighting in public, online records confirm. He won’t be sentenced until Oct. 25.
He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Wright’s 14-year-old son had been in a fight at school on May 19, 2023, with another 14-year-old boy, who was Taylor’s nephew.
Taylor, his nephew, another man and two other boys later showed up outside Wright’s residence, where he was tending to his garden, authorities said. Taylor said his nephew and Wright’s son needed to continue their altercation , and threatened to remove the teen from the home by force if need be.