A 23-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child, according to court records.
Dakota Greeley pleaded guilty on July 1 to one count of first-degree murder and one count of murdering an unborn child. On July 18, Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas President Judge John H. Foradora sentenced Greeley to life in prison with no possibility of release.
The plea deal resulted in the dismissal of many other charges, including criminal homicide, third-degree murder of an unborn child, terroristic threats, and corpse abuse.
Greeley’s conviction marks an end to a case that gained significant local interest. Pennsylvania is one of just three states that still considers third-degree murder a separate criminal felony.
Jefferson County prosecutors accepted the plea in exchange for avoiding a trial, but Greeley will never be eligible for parole.
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to life in prison after admitting to the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child.
