In a last minute plea bargain behind closed doors, a man from Wayne County
The trial for Ronnie Gunther, of Fort Gay
Gunther was indicted in March for the
November 2013 shooting death of his neighbor, Williams Jennings Ward, who was
55. Investigators say the two men got into a fight over a dog.
Gunther decided instead of going to
trial, to accept a first-degree murder plea with mercy. He did not make an
appearance in court for the plea.
With this plea, he should be eligible
for parole after 15 years.
