Marquez Pritchett was indicted on charges of murder with a firearm and having weapons under disability by the Allen County Grand Jury in June of 2020. He's accused of the 2017 murder of Shannon Scott. Family members found Scott shot to death in is Michael Avenue home. Pritchett, his representative, and the prosecution presented a plea of guilty to a bill of information for voluntary manslaughter (Felony 1) with a firearm specification. The plea also includes an agreed upon sentencing of seven years for voluntary manslaughter and three years for the firearm specification. The new plea agreement will dismiss the indictment of murder.
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Pritchett is suspected to have murdered Shannon Scott in 2017. Scott was found shot to death in his Michael Avenue home. Police issued a warrant for Pritchett's arrest in September 2019. He was arrested in Arizona and brought to Lima in May. He faces a murder charge with a gun specification and having weapons under disability.
A man who was extradited back to Lima for murder has now been indicted by a grand jury. 33-year-old Marquez Pritchett was indicted on charges of murder with a firearm and having weapons under disability. It was late April when police confirmed Pritchett had been found in Arizona and brought back to Lima. He's accused of the 2017 murder of Shannon Scott. Family members found Scott shot to death in is Michael Avenue home. A warrant was issued for Pritchett in September when police say they had new information on the case.
A 2017 cold case in Lima is gaining traction after the police department identified a potential suspect.
An arrest warrant has been issued for 33 year old Marquez Pritchett. He's wanted in connection to the death of Shannon Scott. Police say some new information has come to light, but couldn't say what exactly that information was. Scott was found shot to death in his home in the 600 block of Michael Avenue in June 2017.
Lima Police now investigating the second homicide in the city in less than a week after revealing the cause of death of a man found dead over the weekend.