EL DORADO, Kan. - A south-central Kansas man has pleaded guilty to killing his grandmother while burglarizing the preschool teacher's home with his girlfriend.
The El Dorado Times reports that Jacob Hoyt, 20, entered the plea Friday in Butler County District Court. Hoyt was initially charged with premeditated first-degree murder for the December 2011 strangling death of Loyce Cody, 69, at her Augusta home. He pleaded guilty instead to first-degree murder in the commission of a felony - in this case, aggravated burglary.Hoyt and Lyndsey Giovinazzo were arrested shortly after the killing while leading officers on a two-county chase in Cody's car. Giovinazzo pleaded guilty earlier to first-degree murder. She was sentenced last month to 25 years to life in prison.
For Hoyt, prosecutors recommended a life sentence with a chance for parole after 20 years.




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