BOONE, N.C. — A Durham man pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an Appalachian State University student.
Authorities said Marty Thompson shot and killed Joey McClure in October 2004. McClure's body was found on a gravel road in Boone.
Thompson was charged with first-degree murder. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder to avoid a possible life in prison sentence.
A judge sentenced Thompson to a minimum of 18 years and four months in prison.
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