ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - 64-year-old Kenneth Cobb took a plea deal in Allen County Common Pleas Court this week. He was facing charges for a 2019 shooting that left Branson Tucker dead. Cobb was facing murder, felonious assault, and other charges, but pleaded guilty to the charges of aggravated assault and having weapons under a disability.
This is the second time he has gone through the trial process on the same case. During his first trial, he was found not guilty of murder but was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for felonious assault with a gun. Cobb won an appeal for a retrial from the Ohio Supreme Court because he claimed that his trial lawyer provided ineffective counsel for his case.
Police say that back in January of 2019, Cobb was gambling with Branson Tucker and several others. After a fight, Cobb allegedly shot Tucker to death. A jury found that a murder charge didn't apply because it was self-defense after Tucker and others tried robbing him. Cobb will be sentenced in February.
