Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge

A Lexington man charged with murdering a teenager last year pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on Monday.

 19-year-old Brian Carr was found shot several times on East Main Street in May of 2011.

 According to the Herald-Leader newspaper,  32-year-old Robert Benton pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Monday.

 The newspaper reports Benton’s attorneys said the shooting was in self-defense after an alleged robbery hours earlier.

 The newspaper said the judge in the case told Benton he plans to follow the prosecutor’s recommended 15-year sentence.

 Benton is expected to be sentenced next month.