A man accused of shooting two people and killing one of them during the robbery of an Old South Baton Rouge home accepted a plea deal Monday.

David Franklin III, 31, entered best-interest guilty pleas to charges of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter connected to the March 2020 shooting that killed Keandre Wolf and left another man wounded.

Nineteenth Judicial District Judge Donald Johnson sentenced Franklin to 17 years in prison for the manslaughter count and tacked on another 15-year sentence for the attempted manslaughter charge. The judge suspended the balance of the 15-year sentence, as part of the recommendations of the plea deal, and ordered Franklin to serve five years of probation after he’s released from prison. He told Franklin that if he violates his conditions during

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