Guilty Verdict in North Manchester Murder

A North Manchester homicide has led to the conviction of a Peru man on charges of burglary, robbery and murder. Saturday, a jury determined that 24-year-old Jacob Malone broke into 30-year-old Leodegario Rodriguez’ home last July, killed him as he slept by striking his head with a baseball bat and then stole 326 dollars from Rodriguez’ wallet. Malone could get up to 65 years in prison on the murder charge. The prosecutor has also charged four other people with being involved in the crime. He says he expects the other defendants to accept plea agreements.