Shots were fired in a quick turn of events on the winter’s early morning when Daniel J. Betker Jr. lost his life in a west Mesa drive-through.
A year and a half later, his family was still feeling the pain of his loss, which they told The Arizona Republic has only amplified as they learned the 22-year-old’s accused killer has been offered a plea deal.
Carlos Monte-Michaux Heard II, 27, was charged on suspicion of second-degree murder in Betker Jr.’s January 2024 shooting death. His family told The Republic they recently learned Maricopa County prosecutors were seeking a plea deal that lowered the murder charge against Heard to the charge of manslaughter, dangerous…