Guilty plea by Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane spares community painful trial
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
By John Caniglia, The Plain Dealer
on February 26, 2013 at 8:55 PM
CHARDON, Ohio -- T.J. Lane spared still-healing Chardon from painful testimony of a murder trial when he pleaded guilty Tuesday to spraying the Chardon High School cafeteria with gunfire a year ago today, killing three students and wounding three others.
His plea came hours before Chardon residents began gathering in a series of events that mark the passing of one year since Lane made the town a flashpoint in the debate for gun control. Those events continue today.
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The plea came hours before Chardon and its schools began a two-day rememberance of the students who died: Demetrius Hewlin, 16; Russell King Jr., 17; and Daniel Parmertor, 16.
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Nicholas Walczak, who was one of the three wounded students, sat a few feet away. He was in a wheelchair. He watched Lane throughout the hearing but appeared to say little. He left before reporters could speak with him.
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Chardon will hold three ceremonies today, starting with a walk to the town square at 4:00 PM to mark the one year anniversary of the event.
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From the Plain Dealer:
For Chardon, an anniversary and a guilty plea: editorial
A shaken 200-pound Chardon High School football player walking down the hall wrapped in a Linus blanket.
Superintendent Joseph Bergant taking a stand against arming teachers and converting an institute of learning into a lockdown facility.
And the words of junior Kaylynn Hill: "You see more acts of kindness at the school. It only takes three seconds to say, 'How are you doing?' and mean it. It only takes 10 seconds to hold the door for someone."
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