By: Associated Press//June 3, 2019//
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — A 73-year-old Beloit man has agreed to a plea deal in the stabbing death of his roommate nearly four years ago.
Percy Oliver was scheduled to stand trial on Monday for the murder of 51-year-old David Banks. But the defense attorney Jason Sanders tells the Beloit Daily News that his client “had a change of heart” and agreed to plead no contest on Thursday to second-degree reckless homicide and the use of a dangerous weapon.
Oliver had faced a charge of first-degree reckless homicide.
Banks was stabbed and thrown from a fire escape in June 2015. The case had been delayed several times over questions about Oliver’s physical and mental health.
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 15. Oliver is faced with a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.