Lafayette Starr, 33, pleaded guilty under a plea bargain agreement with the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office. Starr was being charged with first degree murder.
The plea hearing was held via Zoom, according to online court records, as normal court hearings across the state have been curtailed due to COVID-19.
Judge Gayle Crane ordered a sentencing assessment report.
The crime was described in the following June 13, 2017 Jasper County Sheriff's Office news release:
Early Tuesday Morning, June 13th, at around 1:30 a.m. deputies were called to a roadside location on Gum Road, west of Country Road 30 intersection in Sarcoxie to deal with a shooting.
Upon arrival a male subject, Tayler Anderson (22 years old from Carthage) was found deceased.
A second male subject, Gage Williams (21 years old, also from Carthage), was sent to a local hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound.
Williams is listed as being in stable condition. The victims and the suspect were familiar with each other.
At approximately 6:00 PM, 06-13-17, Springfield Police Department officers arrested Lafayette Starr, 30, on warrants related to the investigation into the homicide that occurred earlier in the day.
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