Guilty plea in killing of KCK rapper Creepyface
One of two people charged in the 2012 killing of a Kansas City, Kan., rap musician has pleaded guilty.
Michael A. McKeehan had been scheduled to go to trial Monday on a charge of first-degree murder in the September 2012 shooting death of Chad Ford, who performed under the name Creepyface.
But on Friday, McKeehan, 27, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and two counts of aggravated assault.
Sentencing for McKeehan is scheduled for March 28 in Wyandotte County District Court.
A co-defendant, Daniel Barlett, is scheduled to go to trial March 10.
Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com
This story was originally published February 3, 2014 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Guilty plea in killing of KCK rapper Creepyface."