ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. – A former JMU student plead guilty in connection to the 2016 death of a Pittsylvania County teen.
According to online court records, Joey Fondaco plead guilty Friday to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter.
He was originally charged with second-degree murder for the death of Hailey Moore.
Moore and Fondaco were dating.
The day she died, Moore was found unresponsive at Fondaco's apartment.
Her death was ruled a drug overdose.
Fondaco also plead guilty to two drug charges.
He was sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison, but all but six months were suspended.