Carter Pleads Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder

(Quincy)--The man accused in the murder of a Quincy resident pleads guilty in Adams County Court.

Vincent Carter entered a guilty plea today to a charge of second degree murder of Terry Williams.  Police apprehended Carter January 4 after he allegedly shot Williams January 3 during an altercation at 219 S. 11^th Street in Quincy.  Williams died a short time later at Blessing Hospital.

Carter’s guilty plea to 2^nd Degree Murder was entered in exchange for dropping charges of 1^st Degree Murder and Felony Use of a Firearm.  Carter has a sentencing hearing scheduled November 25.