Man charged in December fatal bar shooting in Minot pleads guilty
Published: Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM CDT
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – A man charged in the shooting death of another man in the parking lot outside of a Minot bar in December changed his plea.
Justin McDermott pleaded guilty Wednesday on a charge of AA felony murder, in the Dec. 30 shooting death of 36-year-old Kenny Javar, outside the Lamplighter Lounge, court records indicate.
The courts ordered a pre-sentence investigation.
The 35-year-old McDermott will be sentenced Feb. 9, 2024, in Minot.
He faces the chance of life in prison without parole on the AA felony charge.
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