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Man Pleads Guilty to Killing a Child

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing a Child

The final person charged with killing an 11-year-old Madison girl back in 2020 has pleaded guilty. 

Jerry Ward pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime charges.  He was in the car when another man opened fire on 11-year-old Anisa Scott’s father, but hit her instead. Ward was 17-years-old at the time.  Prosecutors are asking for a 20-year sentence as part of the plea agreement.  Ward’s sentencing date has not yet been set.



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