MARTINEZ — After his murder trial resulted in a hung jury, a Bay Area man accepted a plea deal and an 11-year prison term, court records show.
Donald Jeter, 26, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the Feb. 15, 2019 shooting death of 18-year-old Andre Piazza. The plea deal was finalized last April, but hasn’t been previously reported.
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Jeter — who is also serving a 20-year prison term for robbing a KPIX news crew in Alameda County — will be eligible for parole in 2031, according to prison records. He is currently incarcerated in California State Prison, Solano, in Vacaville.
Police say that Piazza was killed after arranging to buy a gun from Jeter and another man, Ramon Brown. During trial, Jeter’s lawyer argued that witnesses who implicated Jeter had made contradictory statements to police. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict.
Jeter was originally charged with enhancements that made him eligible for life without the possibility of parole.
