Teen Accused Of Killing Girl Sentenced 15 To 40 Years

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania teen charged in a 12-year-old girl’s death after another teen reported receiving a video asking for help cleaning up and getting rid of the body has been sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison as part of a plea deal. Ash Cooper, who formerly went by Joshua Cooper and is now 18, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder and other charges in the November 2022 death of 12-year-old Morgan Connors in Bensalem. Cooper’s attorney says his client feels “significant remorse and sorrow.” Police said Cooper told officers the shooting was “an accident.” Prosecutors said the defendant has never revealed a motive for the crime.