Man Pleads Guilty to Killing a U of I Student

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

A 21-year-old Champaign man has pleaded guilty to killing a University of Illinois student last year during a drug-related robbery.

Reginald Scott entered the plea Tuesday to a charge of first-degree murder in the January 2015 shooting death of Vicente Mundo of Chicago.

Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz said Scott agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of no more than 60 years.

He could have faced a life sentence if convicted at trial.

Scott admitted shooting the 20-year-old Mundo as Scott and another man robbed him of marijuana and cash.

They had told Mundo they wanted to buy marijuana from him.

Daniel Gonzalez, 21, also faces a first-degree murder charge in Mundo's death.

He has pleaded not guilty.

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