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Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Beckley murder case

BECKLEY, W.Va. — A man accused of shooting another man to death outside a Beckley apartment complex in 2014 admitted to a charge connected to the case.

Desean Farley, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter.
Desean Farley, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter.

Desean Farley, 24, of Beckley, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter that resulted in the death of Chester Hayes.

The incident took place June 12, 2014 in the parking lot of the Willbrian Apartment Complex. Farley then fled to Appleton, Wisconsin. He was arrested over two months later there and was extradited back to West Virginia.

Farley faces 3-15 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced April 28.





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