Des Moines man accepts plea deal in homicide case
Des Moines man accepts plea deal in homicide case
TUESDAY, A MAN INITIALLY CHARGED WITH THE DES MOINES MAN’S MURDER HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL. CHRISTOPHER WESSELS PLEADED GUILTY TO A ROBBERY CHARGE AND CONNECTION WITH THE KILLING OF DR. LAST OCTOBER. POLICE SAY IT WAS PART OF A DRUG DEAL. CAPONE BLACK IS ALSO CHARGED IN DOC’S DEATH. HE’S PLEADED NO
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Des Moines man accepts plea deal in homicide case
A man initially charged with a Des Moines man's murder has accepted a plea deal.Christopher Wessels Jr. pleaded guilty to a robbery charge in connection to the killing of 22-year-old Dok Nyok Akol Dok in October 2022.In October, police say they had responded to a crash on 11th street. When they arrived, they discovered Dok, who was driving the car, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.Police say the shooting occurred during a drug deal.Capone Blake is also charged in Dok's death. He has pleaded not guilty. Blake's trial starts later this month.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
A man initially charged with a Des Moines man's murder has accepted a plea deal.
Christopher Wessels Jr. pleaded guilty to a robbery charge in connection to the killing of 22-year-old Dok Nyok Akol Dok in October 2022.
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In October, police say they had responded to a crash on 11th street. When they arrived, they discovered Dok, who was driving the car, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Police say the shooting occurred during a drug deal.
Capone Blake is also charged in Dok's death. He has pleaded not guilty. Blake's trial starts later this month.