Man expected to plead guilty to deadly shooting of woman at Akron Dollar Tree

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect corrected information about the plea hearing from the prosecutor’s office.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – The 26-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a woman outside an Akron Dollar Tree in 2023 is expected to plead guilty on Monday.

Jontae Watkins, 26, is expected to plead guilty to aggravated murder with a three-year firearm specification in connection with the fatal shooting of Ernestine Stallings…

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