WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Father pleads guilty to weapons charge in 10-year-old's death
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The father of a South Carolina boy who shot and killed his 10-year-old brother has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge.
U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins says 45-year-old Gary Travis Roberts of Cassatt pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to being a felon in possession of a weapon.
Officials say a 13-year-old boy shot his younger brother, Gaylord Roberts, in March because he took his spot watching television. The teen pleaded guilty in May to voluntary manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing.
Gary Roberts was charged with illegal possession of the .22-caliber pump-action rifle used in the shooting. He had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1991 and was prohibited from having guns or ammunition.
Roberts will be sentenced later. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
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