WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita man entered a plea of guilty in connection to the death of Timothy Golden, 19, in 2017.
Larry Triplett, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of aggravated battery on Tuesday.
One of those counts of aggravated battery was in connection to a separate case in 2020 where a man was shot near the Keeper of the Plains in downtown Wichita.
The second-degree murder plea comes in connection to a shooting in July 2017. According to investigators, Triplett, in addition to Ritchie Randle Jr. and another man, fired more than a dozen rounds into Golden’s apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Golden was a tight end for the Kansas Cougars, a semi-pro team that was based in Wichita.
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Timothy Golden (Courtesy: Marcel Wash)
A jury convicted Randle already in July 2018. He was sentenced to life plus 13 months in prison.
Triplett is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 22.
