PORTLAND, Ore. — A man charged with killing one person and trying to injure others by driving his car through Portland homeless camp early last year pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter.
Shane McKeever, 23, entered the plea during a hearing in Multnomah County Circuit Court. He admitted to recklessly causing the death of David Bently, a 48-year-old man known on the streets as “Dino Dave.”
“You recklessly, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, caused the death of another person, David Bently. Is that true?” Judge Christopher Marshall asked…