Suspect in slaying former Redskins player Taylor stopped effort to withdraw plea

As the only suspect to plead guilty so far, Venjah Hunte, 21, said he would stop the effort to withdraw his plea of guilty. The case he was involved was the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.

At the hearing, Hunte said he would not go forward when he was asked by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy whether to insist on pursuing his motion to withdraw guilty pleas to second-degree murder and burglary charges. Before the hearing, he had a private meeting with his attorney and his mother.

Hunte was among the five suspects who committed a botched burglary and shot Taylor in the upper thigh, causing the star player’s death of massive blood loss.

Decision on suspect murderer of Taylor was delayed

On Friday in Miami, there should have been a hearing of plea deal by 21-year-old Venjah Hunte, who is one of the suspects in the slaying of Washington Redskins star defensive back Sean Taylor, but the Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy decided to delay the hearing after a private conference with attorneys.

Taylor was a star football player in college at the University of Miami, and star defensive back in the Redskins. He died 24-year-old, being shot at his home in a robbery in November 2007. There are five suspects in the murdering case.

Hunte filed a plea deal calling for a 29-year prison sentence. If he can take the other four suspects to the trial, he will be able to avoid death sentence.