It was supposed to be a routine court proceeding on Tuesday – the jury was in the selection process and was ready to hear the case against college student Jordan Montel Shelton of Richmond.
The student was facing an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from a deadly vehicle crash two years earlier that claimed the life of 89-year-old Melvin Bond Sr.
But just moments before the trial was set to begin, Shelton’s defense team reached a last-minute plea agreement with the prosecution…