Two men charged in the May shooting death of a Minneapolis man in Fridley pleaded guilty on Monday.
Johnny Earl Edwards, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder, while Bryston Markeis Hill-Turnipseed, 35, pleaded guilty to aiding an offender during the commission of second-degree murder, according to a news release issued by the Anoka County attorney’s office.
Edwards shot and killed 54-year-old James Chapman in the basement of a house in Fridely on May 27 after he and Hill-Turnipseed traveled there to buy marijuana from Chapman, according to charges filed in Anoka County District Court.
When the men are sentenced on Feb. 13, prosecutors will seek a prison term of between 23 and 30 years for Edwards and a term of nearly 12 years for Hill-Turnipseed, the news release said.
“We feel, after lengthy discussions with the victim’s family, that this is a just resolution to the case,” Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo said in the news release.
Edwards and Hill-Turnipseed were identified by the owner of the home where the shooting took place and were arrested in Minneapolis a short time later, the charges said.