Gunman pleads guilty to murdering Lima man

6/13/2003

LIMA, Ohio — A man who shot a friend during a quarrel last year pleaded guilty yesterday to murder.

Timothy Hall, 25, will serve 15 years to life in prison under a sentence imposed yesterday by Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Reed.

Hall pleaded guilty to killing James A. Wall, Jr., 20, of Lima Dec. 17 in front of a house on Harrison Avenue. In exchange for the plea, a gun specification that could have meant more prison time was dropped.