POTTSVILLE — One of the three men charged with a shooting death in Pottsville last year has pleaded guilty.
Anthony Ballard of Philadelphia made the plea in Schuylkill County court on Thursday.
He will serve 24 and a half to 49 years in prison.
Ballard pleaded guilty to third degree murder and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.
Investigators believe the shooting in Pottsville was the result of an argument over drugs.