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Frederick Jason Edwards pleaded guilty with a mental condition to a murder charge.

Edwards admitted to killing Esperanza Chavez and said he has schizoaffective disorder.

His sentencing is deferred for treatment; his violent criminal history dates back to 1994, court documents show.

MILLCREEK — A West Valley man who prosecutors say should be treated as a habitual violent offender because of his lengthy criminal record pleaded guilty with a mental condition to the 2024 shooting death of his girlfriend.

Frederick Jason Edwards, 48, was charged in January 2024 in 3rd District Court with murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, first-degree felonies; obstruction of justice and possession of a weapon by a restricted person, se

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