The Michigan man faces a life sentence after he pleaded guilty abducting and strangling his ex-girlfriend’s child with a phone chord.
The Michigan man pleaded guilty to a “federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death,” facing a potential life sentence scheduled in July, reported People who reviewed the agreement. Details from the plea agreement disclosed Trice confessed to abducting the two-year-old girl in a Chevrolet Impala, driving towards Detroit. In a chilling admission, he described playing a YouTube video “…in an attempt to pacify” the child before he used a phone cord to strangle her to death.
Upon arrival, police discovered that Trice and Wynter had gone missing.
U.S. Attorney Mark Totten acknowledged the devastating nature of the case in a statement. “What happened is heart-wrenching, but today marks an important step forward as we seek justice for Wynter Cole-Smith’s family and the people of Michigan,” he said, according to People. Totten expressed gratitude towards the collaborative efforts of law enforcement agencies involved. “I’m incredibly grateful to FBI Michigan, the Lansing Police Department, and the more than two dozen other local, state, and federal partners who came running to help.”
Attorney Totten is seeking justice for the family of the child and the people of Michigan.
The ex-girlfriend remains unnamed.
Source: Black Enterprise
