3rd defendant pleads guilty in 2010 killing

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A third defendant in a 2010 killing has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter.

The Day of New London reports that Rahshad Perry is the third of six defendants to resolve his case short of trial. He entered his plea in New London Superior Court on Monday.

He will be sentenced in February to 20 years in prison, suspended after 15 years served and five years' probation.

Matthew Chew, an artist, disc jockey and pizza cook, was jumped and fatally stabbed as he walked home from his job in New London on Oct. 29, 2010.

Perry pleaded guilty under the Alford Doctrine, meaning he did not accept all the allegations but conceded there is enough evidence to likely convict him.

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Information from: The Day