Third suspect pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot of Austin jeweler
Johnny Leon has taken responsibility for the death of Theodore Shaughnessy, according to the Travis County District Attorney s Office. Author: Paul Livengood Updated: 11:12 AM CDT April 14, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas A third suspect has pled guilty in connection with a murder-for-hire plot of an Austin jeweler in 2018.
Johnny Leon III has taken responsibility for the death of Theodore Shaughnessy, according to the Travis County District Attorney s Office. Leon was sentenced to 35 years in prison, officials announced Wednesday.
Credit: Travis County
From left: Nicolas Shaughnessy, Johnny Leon III, Arieon Smith
In 2019, KVUE reported that prosecutors would not be making plea offers or seek the death penalty for Shaughnessy and two other men charged in the Austin jeweler s death. Leon and Smith were also charged in the murder-for-hire plot.
Third suspect pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot of Austin jeweler
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Shaughnessy, 22, was originally charged with capital murder in a murder-for-hire plot against his father in 2018. (Shutterstock)
AUSTIN, TX An Austin man and one of the shooters he hired to kill his father pleaded guilty to murder and were each sentenced to 35 years in prison for their roles in the 2018 death of an Austin jewelry store owner.
Nicolas Shaughnessy, 22, and Arieon Smith pleaded guilty to murder in the death of Theodore Shaughnessy as part of a plea agreement Wednesday, the Travis County District Attorney s Office announced.
The younger Shaughnessy was originally charged with capital murder in a murder-for-hire plot against his father, Theodore Shaughnessy, 55, in 2018. The elder man owned Gallerie Jewelers in Austin, according to KXAN.