An Orange man accused of killing Arthur Downey III at his Henry Place home after meeting the Maplewood man in an online chat room has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, John Staten, 32, will be sentenced to 18 years. Staten will be sentenced under the No Early Release Act, which requires him to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray.
Screw this scumbag. Hopefully he lives a short life in prison
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