Murder suspect accepts plea agreement

A 15-year-old Othello youth will be sentenced as an adult to one count of murder in the second degree next Monday in Adams County Superior Court.

Levi Ryen Gonzales of Othello entered an Alford Plea on Monday, Nov. 14, agreeing to a plea bargain just two days before he was to stand trial on several felony charges including murder in the first degree, stemming from a number of incidents in Othello last year when he was 14.

An Alford plea is entered by a defendant in specific circumstances where they do not admit to the act they are accused of, but acknowledge the prosecution will likely succeed...