Mihal pleads to second degree murder

Posted on March 7, 2018

One of two suspects charged with first degree murder for the 2016 death of Steinhatchee resident Aaron Tappe pled “no contest” to a lesser charge Monday afternoon and agreed to testify against his co-defendant if called to the stand.

Douglas Mihal, who was 20 at the time of his arrest in March 2016, pled to four charges: second degree murder with a firearm, tampering with evidence, grand theft III of a motor vehicle and grand theft III of a firearm. In the plea agreement, the State Attorney’s Office agreed to dismiss a charge of “accessory after the fact.”

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