Former Michigan State and Orlando Magic basketball player Keith Appling pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a felony firearm charge Monday, per Miriam Marini of the Detroit Free Press.
He is facing 18 to 40 years in prison for the murder charge and an additional two consecutive years for the firearm charge, although two counts of felony firearm will be dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
The charges stem from the 2021 shooting death of Clyde Edmonds, who was killed at 66 years old.
Marini reported that authorities believe Appling and Edmonds, who was the first cousin of Appling's mother, engaged in an argument that became violent.