Thursday, July 29, 2010

Seneca, SC: Man enters plea in killing pregnant girlfriend

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. - July 28, 2010 - A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend has pled guilty to the charges in court today.
James Baskerville, then 59, shot and killed Karla Benson before shooting himself at the Upstate Pain Management and Surgery Clinic in Seneca in June 2009.
Benson, 29-years-old at the time of the shooting, was 20 weeks pregnant.
Baskerville shot a hole through the roof of his mouth into his head and has to eat with a feeding tube.
Baskerville had been charged with murder and death of a child in utero, but he pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Today, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for each. The sentences are to be served concurrently.

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