Lynchburg man pleads guilty after Lynchburg shooting in February
Dabney Thomas Jr., charged in connection with a deadly Lynchburg shooting. (Blue Ridge Regional Jail) (WSLS)
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A man pled guilty in his court case following a shooting in Lynchburg in February , court records show.
After his arrest, Dabney Thomas Jr. was charged with the following:
Second-degree murder
Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
Reckless handling of a firearm
Discharge a firearm in the city limits
Dabney pled guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The other two charges were dropped as part of the plea deal.
He is set to be sentenced in December.
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