LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in an unusual case where he is accused of trying to kill a mannequin that was staged as a homeless person.
Police posed the fake human near the scene of where two homeless people previously had been beat to death with a hammer. Soon after, the top suspect in the two killings, 30-year-old Shane Schindler, was caught on camera bashing the mannequin with a hammer.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday that prosecutors dropped charges against Schindler in three other cases as part of his guilty plea.
Schindler is expected to receive a sentence of eight to 20 years behind bars. Schindler's attorney, Ashley Sisolak, says he is happy with the deal prosecutors were able to work out.
