LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Almost a year after the shooting death of Christopher Bonilla Sr. at a Lansing adult club, Adrian Wilkerson — the man arrested in connection with his death — pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
The charges stem from a Feb. 16, 2025, incident at Centerfolds, when police responded to a shooting at the club in the early morning hours. When they arrived, they found Bonilla, who had been shot several times inside the building. First responders transported him to Sparrow Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
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Wilkerson was initially charged with open murder, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, carrying a concealed weapon (second offense notice), two counts of felony firearm, and a habitual offender fourth offense notice.
The last charge stemmed from three prior felony convictions — two of them for carrying a concealed weapon in 2007 and 2008, and one for witness retaliation in 2018.
However, last Thursday, Wilkerson pleaded guilty to manslaughter, one count of felony firearm, and a habitual offender third offense notice for his 2008 and 2018 convictions. His sentencing is set for 9:30 a.m. March 25 before Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Lansing…