Ariel Castro the Cleveland man arrested and accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade has agreed to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
Ariel entered the new plea on Friday in exchange, prosecutors said the 53-year-old Castro would be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years.
Castro had been charged in a 977-count indictment for kidnap,assault and lots more. He had been scheduled for trial Aug. 5 on allegations that include repeatedly restraining the women and punching and starving one woman until she had a miscarriage. The kidnapped women are Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus,they disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old respectively. Each said they had accepted a ride from Castro and that was it.
Ariel entered the new plea on Friday in exchange, prosecutors said the 53-year-old Castro would be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years.
Castro had been charged in a 977-count indictment for kidnap,assault and lots more. He had been scheduled for trial Aug. 5 on allegations that include repeatedly restraining the women and punching and starving one woman until she had a miscarriage. The kidnapped women are Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus,they disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old respectively. Each said they had accepted a ride from Castro and that was it.
Friday's plea deal meant the women will not have to testify or sit through a trial. Lucky them!as they won't have to face the monster anymore.
They escaped Castro's house May 6 when one of them kicked out part of a door and called to neighbors for help. Castro was arrested within hours and has remained behind bars.
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