Burglary, homicide suspect pleads to murder
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Posted: 02/08/2012
TULSA - A man charged with killing a good samaritan during a burglary waived his jury trial Tuesday, pleading guilty to murder.
Joseph Nevels was arrested in November 2010 after police say he was caught breaking into a home. When Mark Miller, a neighbor, heard the alarm sound near 46th and Granite, he went to investigate with a gun in hand.
Police say Miller struggled with Nevels, who grabbed Miller's gun, then shot and killed him.
Nevels initially pleaded not guilty to the charges of first-degree murder, burglary, destroying property and leaving the scene of an accident.
Jury selection began Monday but Tuesday Nevels pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
The judge sentenced Nevels to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
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