Pa. Hitman Apologizes For Shooting Wrong Victim, Testifies
WINDBER, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man has apologized for mistakenly shooting the mother of his intended victim and testified against the woman he says hired him to do the shooting.
Twenty-two-year-old Cortland Michalides testified Wednesday after first waiving his right to a preliminary hearing on attempting homicide in the March 20 shooting of Theresa McDonald.
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McDonald's son, Codi, was the intended target. Michalides testified that his girlfriend, Heather Singer, hired him to kill Codi McDonald - who was her ex-boyfriend - but that he mistaken shot the target's mother when he entered their dark Windber home about 2 a.m.
Singer's attorney denies she was a part of the plot, but a district judge ordered her to stand trial along with Michalides.
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