MARKED TREE -- A Marked Tree man charged with the April 17 shooting death of a Blytheville man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Poinsett County Circuit Court, Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington said.
Eddie Pugh, 63, was originally charged with capital murder in the death of Antonio Watson, 35, the prosecutor said.
Ellington said Watson was shot after he and Pugh argued at a party at a home in Marked Tree.
Pugh was sentenced to 20 years in state prison and an additional 10 years suspended imposition of sentence, Ellington said.
State Desk on 09/21/2016