Man pleads guilty to manslaughter

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July 14, 2012

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter

Anonymous Staff Report The Daily Star Sun Jul 15, 2012, 08:51 AM EDT

A Deposit man who was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in Delaware County Court for second-degree murder pleaded guilty Thursday to a lesser charge.

Andrew Hafele, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 17 death of Michael J. Mills Jr., a court official said.

Hafele was returned to Delaware County jail pending sentencing on Aug. 6.

He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and five years' post-release supervision.

Mills was found dead in a shed next to Hafele's home.

Hafele was accused of getting into a physical altercation with Mills and striking him multiple times with a hammer.

In other cases heard in court:

Three people arrested following a six-month investigation into the illegal sale of drugs in Walton were arraigned.

The three Walton residents were each charged with three counts of fourth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance -- dihydrocodeinone with acetaminophen.

On June 25, Benjamin Ildefonso, 22, was arraigned and released after posting $20,000 bond.

The other two were arraigned July 2. Cheryle Askerzadah, 52, was released on $15,000 bond, and Robert J. Price, 50, was sent to Delaware County jail on $10,000 cash bail.

The trial for the three is scheduled for Dec. 3.

Also heard July 2:

Brendan Barrett, 28, Delhi was arraigned on 15 counts, including second-degree burglary, eight counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon -- all felonies -- and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, heroin, and speeding.

He was sent to Delaware County jail on $20,000 bail and scheduled for trial in the Dec. 3 session.