WASHINGTON (7News) — More than three years after a Kentucky teacher was shot and killed on Catholic University’s campus, the man charged in his death pleaded guilty Friday, admitting he knew the victim was afraid and that his actions could have deadly consequences.
Jaime Macedo pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in the July 5, 2023, killing of 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson, who was visiting Washington, D.C., from Kentucky.
The plea comes after a jury failed to reach a verdict on the homicide charges earlier this year and a judge rejected a previous plea agreement…