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.