A Detroit-area man has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and unlawful imprisonment in the killing of a radio news anchor and an attack on his family.
Arthur Williamson's plea was made Thursday in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens, the county prosecutor's office said.
DETROIT NEWS ANCHOR KILLED, FAMILY WOUNDED IN FAILED MURDER-SUICIDE
A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is used as such at sentencing.
WWJ-AM overnight anchor Jim Matthews was found bludgeoned with a hammer in September in Chesterfield Township, northeast of Detroit.
Authorities have said Williamson, of Pontiac, was a friend of Matthews’ girlfriend.
Matthews' girlfriend and the couple's 10-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter were injured. The boy was also struck in the head with the hammer.
Williamson will be sentenced May 31.
