JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to killing his former mother-in-law.
As part of a deal with prosecutors, 34-year-old Joseph Tyrone Brown pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder. He had been facing a first-degree murder charge and possible death sentence. He now faces 40 years to life at his Sept. 2 sentencing.
Authorities say Brown went to the Jacksonville Beach apartment of 51-year-old Pamela Jean Cross in August 2008. Brown was upset at her for getting involved in a dispute between his ex-wife and him. An argument escalated, and Brown began beating and strangling the older woman.
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