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Delacruz later pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of brandishing a weapon and was sentenced to probation, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The no contest plea came the same day a jury trial was set to begin, according to prosecutors.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Reed pleaded no contest to the two counts in February in relation to the deaths of Alexandrea Hunter, 31, and her unborn child on Dec. 24, 2023, in Roeland Park.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Samantha Johnson, 34, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse causing great bodily injury.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The no contest plea came the same day a jury trial was set to begin, according to prosecutors.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Reed pleaded no contest to the two counts in February in relation to the deaths of Alexandrea Hunter, 31, and her unborn child on Dec. 24, 2023, in Roeland Park.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Samantha Johnson, 34, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse causing great bodily injury.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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