Man pleads guilty in Brown murder case
YOUNGSTOWN
A man charged with a murder on the East Side last September pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter just before opening statements in his trial were to get underway this morning.
Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of 15 years for Randall Miller, 38, who is charged in the death of 36-year-old Frank James Brown Sept. 27, 2013. Brown was found shot to death about 3:40 a.m. on South Truesdale Avenue.
In exchange for his plea, Miller must cooperate with investigators against other people who may have been involved in Brown’s killing. Jurors reported to the courtroom of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney Monday to be picked to hear the case and they were set to hear opening statements Tuesday morning before Miller took his plea.
Also Monday Miller’s wife, Megan Miller, 37, of Hazelwood Avenue, pleaded guilty to a charge of falsification for her role in Brown’s death. She was to testify against her husband.