A Lima man decides to plead guilty to a 2021 shooting, just moments before jury selection was set to begin for his trial. 32-year-old Sheldon Williams pleaded guilty to the charges of felonious assault with a gun specification, having weapons while under disability, and carrying a concealed weapon. Lima police officers say Williams shot Rico Stafford outside of Markos Bar on April 2nd.
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Williams has been charged with Felonious Assault with a firearm specification, Having Weapons while Under Disability and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. If he gets a maximum sentence for each of the charges and they are run back-to-back, he could be facing nearly 20 years in prison. Bond for Williams was continued, and he has a pretrial set for July.
We give an update on three different court cases that Your Hometown Stations has been following. Sheldon Williams is accused of shooting Rico Stafford outside of Markos Bar on April 2nd of this year. Williams is now facing counts of felonious assault with a firearm specification, having weapons while under disability and carrying a concealed weapon.