One of the teens accused of murdering the pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges, while the .
Louis Lara-Macias, 16, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder charge Wednesday. His plea came in the middle of a hearing regarding a possible transfer of his case to juvenile court, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Lara-Macias faces between 8 and 24 years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines in Colorado for class 2 felonies. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 7.
The other teenager arrested in the case, 16-year-old Raheem Vaughn Benson, had a motion to have his case moved to juvenile court denied on Wednesday. He previously pleaded not guilty to the crime. His next court date has not been set.
The two are accused of killing Nick Lewis, who was the executive chef at Blackbird Public House in Denver, last Oct. 1. Few details about his death have been released.
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