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Chantry Road in Chapel is a reminder of a once-guaranteed way to get your soul into heaven as quickly as possible.

Jason M. Jablonski, the Norfolk-based Sailor charged with second-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Herbert Bryant, of Virginia Beach.

Court documents say Jason Jablonski beat Herbert Bryant with a dumbbell and then pushed it down on his neck until he stopped moving.

Jason Jablonski pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday after being charged with second-degree murder for killing Herbert Bryant with a dumbbell while they were smoking crack cocaine together.

Court documents reveal that Jablonski got into a fight with Bryant the night prior while "on a crack bender." It's unclear how the fight started.

A Navy Sailor accused of killing a man with a dumbbell waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Jason Jablonski is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Herbert Bryant.

Jason Jablonski is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Herbert Bryant. Heather Totty is charged with accessory to murder after the fact.

District Judge Daniel Lahne ordered that 41-year-old Jason Jablonski remain in the city jail without bond. Jablonski’s next court date is a preliminary hearing on May 12.

Court documents said Jason Jablonski got into a fight with Herbert Bryant last week. Jablonski then allegedly used a dumbbell to kill him while "on a crack bender."