A man from Springfield will spend the next three decades in prison after entering an Alford Plea in connection with multiple shootings back in 2021 that led to one death.
Prosecutors say Darius Adams entered the plea on Monday, which is not an admission of guilt, but is rather an acknowledgement that the prosecution had enough evidence to gain a conviction.
He pleaded guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder and first-degree assault.
Investigators say Adams was charged in connection with two separate shooting incidents. The first occurred in August of 2021 along National, in which the victim was hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. That victim recovered and was discharged from the hospital shortly after.
The second incident occurred in December of that same year along South Fremont in Springfield. The victim in that case, 41-year-old Trevor Hale, was transported to an area hospital and later died of his injuries.
When investigators conducted a warrant of Hale’s home, they found two firearms. One of those two was tested and connected to both shootings.
Adams was sentenced after the guilty plea Monday, and given 30 year prison sentences for each charge. The sentences will be served concurrently.
