Judge rejects Tampa murder defendant’s offer to plead guilty for a cheesesteak

Robert Kessler, 74, on trial in the 2021 death of Stephanie Crone-Overholts in Tampa’s McKay Bay, told a Hillsborough County judge he would plead guilty in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak. The judge refused.

Judge rejects Tampa murder defendant’s offer to plead guilty for a cheesesteak

Robert Kessler, 74, on trial in the 2021 death of Stephanie Crone-Overholts in Tampa’s McKay Bay, told a Hillsborough County judge he would plead guilty in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak. The judge refused.

— Chris Pugh, AL.com

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