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New Haven man enters guilty plea in wife’s murder

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ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A New Haven man pleaded guilty to killing his wife Friday.

The Journal Gazette reports Wiley Brown III, 27, entered his guilty plea in Allen Superior Court for the September 2018 slaying.

During an argument with his wife on September 20, Brown said he held a gun to his head and considered committing suicide. He then shot the floor once before his wife tried grabbing the gun from him.

Brown said he then shot the gun twice, and saw one of the shots hit his wife’s forehead.

Their children, aged two and five, were home at the time of the incident.

RELATED: UPDATE: New Haven man admits to arguing with his wife before she was killed

Brown’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 13, and he faces 50 years in prison.

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1 comment

TRe3B4RK March 21, 2025 at 7:03 am

I don’t doubt that parts of his story are true.. but it might seem more plausible if you rearrange some of the events.

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