Tyreik Taylor-Roberts (Cass Co. Jail)
FARGO (KFGO KVRR) – A Fargo man who claimed he shot a man in self-defense last September during an argument has entered an Alford plea to manslaughter.
Under the plea, Tyreik Taylor-Roberts maintains his innocence but admits there is enough evidence to convict him. As part of a plea deal, murder, aggravated assault, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia charges were dropped.
Roberts, 24, is accused of shooting 25-year-old Jalab Moses twice in the chest in the 1300 block of 8th Avenue North in Fargo on September 20.
Roberts will undergo a pre-sentence investigation before he is sentenced and faces up to 10 years in prison.
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