Teen daughter, boyfriend plead guilty in 2021 murder of Daniel Halseth
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Teen-age lovers accused of killing the girl's father pleaded guilty on Wednesday, agreeing to a plea deal that would bring each of them 22 years in prison.
Sierra Halseth, 17, and Aaron Guerrero, 19, had previously pleaded not guilty to killing Sierra's father, 45-year-old Daniel Halseth. They had tried to dismember and burn his body in his northwest valley home, investigators said. His body was found on April 9, 2021, and the teen-agers were arrested four days later in Salt Lake City.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 14. The plea deal is a recommendation, and District Judge Tierra Jones could abide by it or issue a sentence that departs from the terms of the deal. The minimum sentences assigned to the crimes they pleaded guilty to add up to 31 years.
Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty against Guerrero, who was 18 at the time the crime was committed... Read More