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Killer Makes Plea Deal to Get Out in 4 Years for Teen's Death

 Posted on January 18, 2013 in Criminal Defense

The 29-year-old gunman pleaded to a reduced charge that could see him released from prison in less than four years.

Marcos Camargo,29, pleaded guilty to shooting a man to death but can get out of prison in less than four years. Credit Courtesy of the Will County Sheriff's Department

A plea deal struck Tuesday in Will County Court could spring a killer from prison in less than four years.

Marcos Camargo, 29, copped to second degree murder and agreed to take a 14-year prison sentence.

But Camargo can get out in half that with good time credit, said his attorney, Cosmo Tedone. And Camargo has already served more than three of those seven years in the Will County jailwhile waiting for his case to play out.

"I just think this is a fair disposition based on the facts of the case, the witnesses, their being no forensic evidence, and the fact that somebody did die," Tedone said.

"Even though my client has maintained his innocence all along, this is a fair disposition," said Tedone, who along with attorney Charles Bretz represented Camargo.

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